The Swan Becomes the Sun presented by The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra
June 26 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
| $25 – $55June 25, 2022 @ 730pm
Aquinas Hall, Mount St. Mary College
Sibelius’ composing hut was situated under a migration path of Finnish swans. And so, every year he bade farewell to these majestic creatures and awaited their return after the long winter. His Fifth Symphony climaxes with a glorious melody he called his ‘Swan Theme’. To tie in with this poetical idea, we have Nielsen’s Helios Overture, an ode to the sun, and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite.
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5