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The Planets

  • Orpheum Theater 129 Roosevelt Way New Orleans, LA (map)

Matthew Kraemer, Conductor


KAIJA SAARIAHO: Asteroid 4179: Toutatis

DEBUSSY: Nocturnes

HOLST: The Planets


DURATION: Approximately 100 minutes, including intermission.

Celebrate the music of the spheres at this concert including Gustav Holst’s beloved work The Planets. We will follow with out of this world performances of Claude Debussy’s ethereal Nocturnes, and a piece inspired by the unusual mechanics of the asteroid Toutatis, written by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho.

 
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