Fables and Fantasy: Ravel's Mother Goose

A narrated family concert celebrating Maurice Ravel's 150th birthday

 

 

BSO Music Director Pierre-Alain Chevalier

(photo by Rachel Hadiashar)

 

Oh no! The angelic princess falls prey to the magic of an angry fairy, causing her to go to sleep for 100 years! But fear not, all is not lost. Her dreams are full of fanciful tales accompanied by gorgeous music: some silly, some romantic, and, perhaps, some foretelling of her imminent rescue! These timeless stories are brought together in a one act production featuring live narration and the music of some of the world’s greatest composers. 

Let’s go to the beautiful kingdom of Briar Rose (a.k.a., Sleeping Beauty) with the Beaverton Symphony Orchestra for a beautiful retelling of classic fairy tales from Mother Goose with music by Maurice Ravel, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Engelbert Humperdinck, Edvard Grieg, and Gioachino Rossini. 

Fables and Fantasy is for concertgoers of all ages! Families are welcome and, as always, children are free! 

 

Join the Beaverton Symphony Orchestra

Friday, March 14 at 7:30pm at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

• Donor Reception at 6 pm
• Pre-Concert Talk at 7 pm

Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm at Village Church

• Musical Storytime at 2:15 pm

Rossini - Overture to La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Tchaikovsky - Selections from Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a

Ravel - Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite)

Grieg - Selections from Peer Gynt Suites
Nos. 1 (op. 46) & 2 (op. 55)

Humperdinck - Tone Pictures from Sleeping Beauty

 

Tickets for this concert are now available online