![]() We stay in the remote countryside for Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances. Using transcribed Transylvanian folk melodies, Romanian Folk Dances aims to lay a foundation for a renaissance in authentic Hungarian music. ![]() Hunt conjures bittersweet memories of summers spent on this remote island with joyous fanfares and hymns of remembrance and yearning. Tucked in the northwestern-most corner of the Pacific Northwest sits Guemes Island. We return to nature with the world premiere of Jessica Hunt’s The Eagle Tree. Piazzolla’s “New Tango” style straddles characteristics of jazz and the Stravinsky school of composition while extending a nod to Vivaldi’s fast-slow-fast form from his Four Seasons. Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires d eparts from the serene Italian countryside and weaves through the back alleys of Buenos Aires in an edgy and seductive fashion. The songs and dances of peasants echo through the orchestra, but the icy cold and frigid wind of “Winter” is never too far out of sight. ![]() Flowing creeks, a bountiful harvest, and a worry-free reverie: “Autumn”, from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, begins as a celebration.
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