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Spanish Sketches Sunday, November 14th, 3pm Majestic Theatre Viva opens its season with an homage to the countryside of Spain! The orchestral version De Falla's masterful and spellbinding ballet El amor brujo will be brought to life by Alamo City Dance Company with new choreography by directors Susan Trevino and Katie Rodriguez. San Antonio guitarist Johnny Peña joins the orchestra for Rodrigo's sunny and impassioned Concierto de Aranjuez, and the afternoon concludes with Rimsky-Korsakov's exuberant Capriccio Espagnol. De Falla: El amor brujo Jacquelyn Matava, mezzo Alamo City Dance Company Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Johnny Peña, guitar Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol The Nutcracker Saturday, December 18, 2:00pm and 7:00pm Sunday, December 19, 2:00pm and 7:00pm McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio College Join Viva and our collaborative partner the Alamo City Dance Company for a brand new full production of this timeless holiday favorite! Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 Classical Tales Sunday, March 27th, 3pm (Venue to be announced) Viva highlights three classic stories from the orchestral repertoire that are sure delight listeners of all ages! We open the concert with Edvard Grieg's setting of Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which includes beloved movements like "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" we know you'll recognize and love! Prokofiev's film music from Lieutenant Kije follows the life of a fictitious military officer while poking fun at bureaucracy, while Ravel's charming work depicts other famous fairy tales, such as "Tom Thumb" and "Beauty and the Beast". Bring the whole family to this enchanting and fanciful afternoon of music! Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite Ravel: Mother Goose Suite La Bayadère Friday, May 27, 7:00pm Saturday, May 28, 7:00pm Sunday, May 29, 3:00pm McAllister Theatre, San Antonio College Symphony Viva and the ACDC conclude their collaborative season with Khudekovs's dramatic love story of Nikiya and Solor, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and set to music by Ludwig Minkus. Minkus: La Bayadère Impressions Sunday, June 12, 3pm (Venue to be announced) We end our season with a bang, highlighting three works inspired by science, death, and art! American composer Roger Zare's exciting depiction of a space shuttle launch opens our program. Carolyn True then joins the orchestra for a demonic scamper into the virtuosic world of Franz Liszt. And, what better way to conclude our season than with Mussorgsky's colorful, sweeping, and transcendent work Pictures at an Exhibition? Zare: Lift-Off Liszt: Totentanz Carolyn True, piano Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Download Our Season Poster HERE: |
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