Brahms, Mendelssohn & Ravel…plus a World Premiere

The 19th century was an incredible period of folk influence on classical music masters. Brahms, Mendelssohn and Ravel transformed their fascination with local traditions into unrivaled masterpieces. Pacific Festival Ballet dancers enchant as featured soloists for Brahms’ Hungarian Dances. Los Angeles-based composer Derrick Skye blends fun with global music influences for a world premiere work written for NWS Concertmaster Alyssa Park. Mendelssohn’s radiant “Italian Symphony” is the concert’s cornerstone work. New West Symphony kicks off its 30th anniversary celebrations with a special surprise, collaborating with 5-Star Theatricals, to mark the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ arrival in the US.

THE PROGRAM

Michael Christie, conductor

Alyssa Park, violin

Pacific Festival Ballet, Kim Maselli, artistic director

5-Star Theatricals, Trent Mills, vocalist

Brahms | Hungarian Dances, No. 1, No. 3 & No. 10

Ravel | Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra

Derrick Skye | Amalgamation for Violin and Orchestra (World Premiere, a New West Symphony commission)

Mendelssohn | Symphony No. 4, “Italian”