TCHAIKOVSKY THRILL RIDE gallery , and sensationalizing the dress circle . And the Spider Dance ! Has not every son of Columbia witnessed the Spider Dance ? No ? Well then … Lola comes in — sails in — flies in — arrayed in a costume to which Joseph ’ s coat could never think of comparing . She stands an instant full of fire , action and abandon …. She commences to dance and cobwebs entangle her ankles . The myriads of spiders … begin to colonize . The spiders accumulate — hairy monsters with five-clawed feelers and nimble shanks — crawl and sprattle about the stage , invading the fringe of Milady ’ s petticoats .… It is Lola versus the spiders .… She stamps daylight out of the last of the ten thousand , and does it with so much naiveté , that we feel a sort of satisfaction at the triumph . The picture winds up with Lola ’ s victory , and she glides from the stage overwhelmed with applause , and smashed spiders , and radiant with parti-colored skirts , smiles , graces , cobwebs and glory .’”
Instrumentation : Short Ride in a Fast Machine Two flutes , two piccolos , two oboes , English horn , two clarinets , three bassoons , contrabassoon , four horns , four trumpets , three trombones , tuba , timpani , percussion and strings .
Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance Three flutes including piccolo , two oboes , English horn , E-flat clarinet , clarinet , bass clarinet , two bassoons , contrabassoon , four horns , three trumpets , three trombones , percussion , piano and strings .
CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ
Joaquín Rodrigo
Born in Sagunto , Spain , November 22 , 1901 ; died in Madrid , Spain , July 6 , 1999
Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo died in 1999 at the age of 97 . His Concierto de Aranjuez has become one of the bestloved works of the 20 th century , and this , along with his 25 other compositions for classical guitar , has contributed enormously to the instrument ’ s prominence in concert halls today .
Blind since the age of three , Rodrigo became a pupil of Paul Dukas in his 20s , and a French sensitivity to color mingles with the Spanish influences in his music . He lived in exile in Paris during the Spanish Civil War , but soon returned to become the dean of Spanish composers , noted especially for his mastery of melody and atmosphere .
In 1992 King Juan Carlos of Spain honored Rodrigo with the hereditary title “ Marqués de los Jardines de Aranjuez .” The beautiful royal gardens of Aranjuez were the inspiration for Rodrigo ’ s Concierto de Aranjuez , composed in 1939 during the waning days of the Spanish Civil War . Its serene evocation of such a pastoral setting must have seemed even more poignant when it was introduced in Madrid in 1940 , so soon after the country ’ s bloody convulsions .
JOIN US FOR BALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS ’ 2017-18 SEASON
A New Era is About to Begin
Welcome Music Director Anthony Blake Clark
Handel ’ s Dixit Dominus
Saturday , October 28 , 2017 at 8 pm Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College
Blake Clark conducts the Chorus and Orchestra in Handel ’ s virtuosic work as well as music of Bach , Haydn , and Randall Thompson .
Christmas with Choral Arts
Tuesday , December 5 , 2017 at 7:30 pm The Baltimore Basilica , 409 Cathedral Street
Blake Clark leads the Chorus and Orchestra in this popular annual holiday program .
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Sing-Along Messiah
Friday , December 15 , 2017 at 7:30 pm Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College
Join in singing the great choruses of Handel ’ s Messiah . Bring your own score or buy one at the concert .
Christmas for Kids
Saturday , December 16 , 2017 at 11 am Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College
Holiday fun for the entire family , featuring Pepito the Clown and a visit from Santa !
Duruflé Requiem
Sunday , May 6 , 2018 at 3 pm St . Paul ’ s Episcopal Church , 233 N . Charles Street
World-renowned organist Jeremy Filsell showcases the magnificent organ in the historic St . Paul ’ s Church , as Blake Clark conducts the Duruflé Requiem , Bernstein ’ s Chichester Psalms and other works .
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