Wednesday, April 7, 2021: Hopkins Symphony Orchestra Evenings Part III – Bloodlust: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring

Concert Details

• 2020-2021 Season
• COVID Online Event
• Works Performed:
• Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) by Igor Stravinsky
• Pre-Concert Speaker: Lisa Green-Cudek & Jed Gaylin
• Venue: Online (Zoom)
• Time: 7:00 pm

In contrast to the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto of our last presentation, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was blatantly––perhaps, even calculatedly––revolutionary. It depicts human sacrifice, if self-inflicted. From its set, costumes, choreography, and maybe, most of all, its music, this work screams for attention, and has never lacked it since its 1913 premiere in Paris.  We will watch and discuss a video of the full ballet.

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