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Masterworks 5: Carmen Saturday, March 15, 2025
2:00 P.M. & 8:00 P.M.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE
Darko Butorac, conductor
Lissie Shanahan, flute
Rebekah Hou, harp
Many 20th-century composers were approached to reinvent Bizet’s Carmen as a ballet, but only Shchedrin accepted the challenge; instead of struggling to outshine the legendary opera, he embraced Bizet’s work and re-formed it into a modern, percussion-centric ballet suite. The suite is written for strings, vibraphone, temple blocks, castanets, tam-tams, and more to bring the beloved melodies of Carmen to life in unexpected ways with daring ingenuity. Paired with the Carmen Suite is Montgomery’s Strum!; drawing on American folk idioms and inspired by the spirit of dance, Strum! begins with a fleeting nostalgia and transforms into ecstatic celebration. Rounding out the program is Mozart’s Parisian concerto for the unique and delightful pairing of flute and harp.
Montgomery: Strum!
Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra
Bizet / Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
Buy tickets online using the link below, or call the Asheville Symphony box office at (828) 254-7046.
Tickets: https://ashevillesymphony.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SPX000000polx2AA
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St, Asheville, NC 28801-3003, United States,Asheville, North Carolina
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