Masterworks 1:
Stories of Love & Nature

Sunday, October 15, 2023 
7:30 pm

Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens
 
Michael Hall, Conductor

PROGRAM:

Glenn Buhr - Akasha (Sky)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -Violin Concerto No.4 - Risa Hokamura - soloist

INTERMISSION

Felix Mendelssohn - The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Jean Sibelius - Pelleas and Melisande

Enjoy an exploration of themes of love and nature in the beautiful surroundings of Longwood Gardens. Taking inspiration from Hindu poetry, Canadian composer Glenn Buhr wrote a lighter-than-air piece entitled Akasha; Sanskrit for Sky. Mendelssohn was inspired by the rugged islands off Scotland’s coast to write the Hebrides, whereas Sibelius captured in music the tragic love story of Pelleas and Melisande.