Program:

George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 1

Cheryl Frances-Hoad*+ - Quark Dances

Benjamin Britten - Les Illuminations

Clarice Alfonso, Soprano

Experience an evening of orchestral brilliance with a program that spans centuries of musical innovation. The concert opens with George Frideric Handel’s Water Music Suite No. 1, a regal masterpiece brimming with baroque elegance. Contemporary composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Quark Dances—a dynamic and imaginative work that fuses science and sound—adds a bold, modern voice to the evening. Finally, the program culminates with Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations, a luminous and evocative song cycle that brings Rimbaud’s vivid poetry to life through Britten’s expressive, shimmering orchestration. Don’t miss this captivating journey through time and tone.

*POC or Woman Composer

+Living Composer

Tickets:

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