BEETHOVEN'S 9th
September 16 & 17, 2017
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Based on the beloved coming-of-age novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Derek Bermel’s Mango Suite re-tells the story of young protagonist Esperanza Cordero. Three stirring works by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla with special guest flamenco dancer Griset Damas Roche bring the PSO season to a thrilling conclusion.
“Derek Bermel is the quintessential 21st-century musician… staggering eclecticism from a true musical renaissance man.” – Gramophone Magazine
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Paulina Villarreal, mezzo-soprano
Griset Damas-Roche, flamenco dancer
Derek Bermel, guest composer
Derek BERMEL / Mango Suite*
FALLA / El Amor Brujo
FALLA / The Three Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1
FALLA / La vida breve, Spanish Dance No. 1
*Princeton Symphony Orchestra Co-Commission
A pre-concert talk with Rossen Milanov will take place at 3pm in Richardson Auditorium; free to ticket holders.
The Mango Suite Project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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