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Dreams & Dances – Launceston

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Enjoy enchanting music by Mendelssohn, Ravel and more

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Michael Collins

Conductor & Clarinet

  • MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Overture
  • WEBER Clarinet Concerto No 1
  • RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
  • BIZET Symphony in C

About the Program

Mendelssohn’s brilliant and sparkling overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream sets the scene for a concert that includes Weber’s effervescent Clarinet Concerto No 1 – played by acclaimed British clarinettist and conductor Michael Collins – and Bizet’s youthful Symphony in C. Ravel’s soulful and haunting Pavane pour une infante défunte offers a meditative interlude. This beautiful dance is one of the finest achievements by one of music’s most gifted orchestrators.

    Launceston Series supported by the RACT