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Judith Yan, conductor
Angela Cheng, piano
La Vida Breve – Manuel de Falla (Interlude/Dance No. 1)
Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49 – Manuel de Falla
Viento del oeste – Fernando Velázquez
Boléro – Maurice Ravel
Passionate | Fiery | Sensual
Dance the night away with pianist Angela Cheng and the SSO. Her show-stopping performance of de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain will intoxicate you. We’ll crisscross Spain in a musical adventure featuring music from La Vida Breve, Fernando Velázquez’ Viento del oeste, and Ravel’s sensuous Boléro.
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The Program
Bolero!
Judith Yan, conductor
Angela Cheng, piano
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
“Interludio e Danza” from La vida breve
Manuel de Falla
Noches en los Jardines de España (“Nights in the Gardens of Spain”)
- En el Generalife (“In the Generalife”)
- Danza Lejana (“Distant Dance”)
- En los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba (“In the Gardens of the Mountains of Córdoba”)
Manuel de Falla
~Intermission~
Viento del oeste (“The West Wind”)
- Andante (Walk)
- Contemplation – Still
- Animato – Celebration
Fernando Velázquez
Bolero
Maurice Ravel
The Artists
Judith Yan, conductor
Equally adept at conducting symphony, opera, and ballet, Judith Yan’s career has taken her internationally, conducting for major companies in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. She has held Staff…
Angela Cheng, pianist
Consistently praised for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty, and superb musicianship, Canadian pianist Angela Cheng is one of her country’s national treasures. In addition to regular guest appearances with virtually…
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Program Notes
Boléro
From the snare drum’s opening notes, even before the infamous melody begins, we instantly recognize Boléro. This oddly compelling music has entered popular culture through various media: the 1979 film 10,…
Fernando Velázquez, composer
Fernando Velázquez (Getxo, 1976) is a composer of music for film, television and theatre, a creator of concerto music, a cellist and an orchestra conductor. Classically trained, he studied at…
La Vida Breve
La vida breve (Spanish Life is Short or The Brief Life) is an opera in two acts and four scenes by Manuel de Falla to an original Spanish libretto by Carlos Fernández-Shaw. Local (Andalusian) dialect is used. It was written between…
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
MANUEL DE FALLA NOCHES EN LOS JARDINS DE ESPAÑA NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN 1876-1946 While composers of all periods of Western music have at times made use of…
Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla, (born November 23, 1876, Cádiz, Spain—died November 14, 1946, Alta Gracia, Argentina), was the most distinguished Spanish composer of the early 20th century. In his music, he…
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