Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring (complete ballet)
MAURICE RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring (complete ballet)
MAURICE RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)
Music Director Matthias Pintscher invites you to this must-see opening weekend featuring two spellbinding ballets performed in their entirety. Appalachian Spring, a shining example of Aaron Copland’s American sound, features the iconic melody “Simple Gifts.” French composer Maurice Ravel composed his ballet Daphnis et Chloé several decades earlier; his passionate melodies and lush orchestration paint a musical portrait of a dreamlike world filled with love and adventure.