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Presented by Contra Costa Wind Symphony
- Date: 03/12/2023 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Location: Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94596 - Introduction: Celebrate Spring with the Contra Costa Wind Symphony.
Paintings—Dances in the Canebrakes
Paintings—William Owens
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun—Claude Debussy / trans. M. Hindsley
Pictures at an Exhibition—Modest Mussorgsky / trans. E. Leidzen
Scenes from "The Louvre"—Norman Dello Joio
Escapades—John Williams
Featuring Grant Larson, alto saxophone and Tom Hemphill, vibraphone
Explore the influence of art on music through a tour of exhibitions and museums with the Contra Costa Wind Symphony as your docent and tour guide. We present examples of the impact of conventional art on music as well as other forms of visual art, including the visual palette of the mind.
We are excited to have featured guests, Grant Larson on alto sax and Tom Hemphill on vibraphone, performing together for the first time on John Williams’s masterpiece Escapades. Plus there will be plenty of other Pictures, Paintings, Preludes, and Scenes for everyone to enjoy.
Running Time: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes, with one intermission