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Leonard Slatkin |
Spring Arrives
Leonard Slatkin, former Minnesota Orchestra principal guest conductor and founding director of the Orchestra's Sommerfest, returns to conduct this week's performances. A master programmer, Slatkin has put together a dance-inspired concert with familiar and little-known pieces. For instance, several pieces from Copland's 1930's ballet
Billy the Kid are popular concert fare—but who's ever heard the powerful
complete score? Slatkin brings it to life this week, and celebrates the return of warmer weather with Stravinsky's landmark ballet
The Rite of Spring.
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WEBER: Invitation to the Dance
COPLAND: Billy the Kid (complete ballet)
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
