Michelle DiRusso, conductor
Chaeyoung Park, piano
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)
Capriccio espagnol, Opus 34 (1887)
I. Alborada. Vivo e strepitoso
II. Variations. Andante con moto
III. Alborada. Vivo e strepitoso
IV. Scene and Gypsy Song. Allegretto
V. Fandango of the Asturias
GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue (1924) (instrumentation by Ferde Grofé)
Chaeyoung Park, piano
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CARLOS SIMON (b. 1986)
Four Black American Dances (2023)
I. Ring Shout
II. Waltz
III. Tap!
IV. Holy Dance
MANUEL DE FALLA (1876-1946)
El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) (1919)
Suite No. 1
I. Introduction – Afternoon
II. Dance of the Miller’s Wife (Fandango)
III. The Corregidor
IV. The Grapes
Suite No. 2 (Three Dances)
I. The Neighbors’ Dance (Seguidillas)
II. The Miller’s Dance (Farruca)
III. Final Dance (Jota)
Program notes by Ken Meltzer