Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Allen Harrington, saxophone
Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Messiaen: L’Ascension, 4 méditations for orchestra
Ibert: Concertino da camera for alto saxophone & orchestra
Debussy: La mer
The Music of the Impressionists Festival opens with La mer, Claude Debussy’s masterpiece of impressionist orchestration. Ibert’s charming saxophone concerto epitomizes the French style, and two works by Delius and Messiaen perfectly translate religious imagery into symphonic colour.