Bellingham Festival of Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Aaron Jay Kernis, Ravel
$49 ($35 WWU faculty/staff)
Aaron Jay Kernis — Symphony No. 4 "Chromelodeon"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Maurice Ravel — Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Richard Roberts, violin soloist
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello soloist
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending (played in memory of Frances LeCocq) (Richard Roberts, violin)
Aaron Jay Kernis – Symphony No. 4 "Chromelodeon” (West Coast premiere)
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations (Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello)
Ravel – Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2
Making his BFM debut, cellistNarek Hakhnazaryan won the gold medal at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Pre-concert talk: Audrey Kelley.
About Bellingham Festival of Music
The Bellingham Festival of Music is one of America's premier virtuoso orchestra festivals. Each summer the Festival returns to Bellingham, Washington to perform a repertoire of the finest symphonic music. Members of the orchestra all hold artistically prestigious positions elsewhere, and many of them are principal players in major North American symphony orchestras. The Festival also features world famous guest artists and young rising stars.
http://bellinghamfestival.org/