Ravel, Janáček, and Shaw

Eric Jacobsen,conductorAlex Sopp,visual artistVirginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus Maurice Ravel:Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 Caroline Shaw:The Mountain that Loved a Bird (narrator TBD, animation by Alex Sopp) One of the “most beautiful creations in all of French music” (Igor Stravinsky), Ravel’s Second Suite fromDaphnis and Chloelushly depicts a love that survives against all odds. Unifying visuals with sound, “beautifully nuanced” (NY Times) artist Alex Sopp creates a stop-motion animated film to accompany Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw'sThe Mountain that Loved a Bird. The orchestra is augmented by an enormous brass section for the invigorating Czech melodies and dance rhythms of Janáček’s revolutionarySinfonietta.