FLC’s Spooktacular Extravaganza

Exploring Scheherazade

October 27, 2024 at 3:00 pm

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra

Excerpts from GEORGES BIZET: Carmen, Suite No. 1 (w/SRSYO)

ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH: Peanuts Gallery, Snoopy Does the Samba

PAUL DUKAS: La Péri [The Peri]

UMBERTO GIORDANO: Fedora

MODEST MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

LEONARD BERNSTEIN (arr. Peress): Overture to West Side Story, Mambo

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade for Orchestra

Embark on a spellbinding musical adventure filled with peril, love, and captivating stories. This Halloween, the chills will be symphonic! Maestro Francesco and Snoopy, will guide the orchestra to dress up in "sound costumes" inspired by beloved masterpieces like Bizet's Carmen and Bernstein's West Side Story. Then join Francesco in a captivating musical exploration of Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece, Scheherazade.

In a kingdom gripped by a vengeful king's fury, a glimmer of hope emerges. Scheherazade, a princess blessed with beauty and brilliance, devises a daring plan to save her sister and liberate the land. With each night, she weaves tales that enthrall the king, her voice weaving a tapestry of 1001 nights.

Unleash your inner royal! Dress as your favorite princess, prince, king, or queen.

Photo by Susan and Neil Silverman Photography