Event listing: Invitation to the Dance | Wentz Concert Hall | Sat 9 Oct 2010 at 20:00

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Wentz Concert Hall171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville, Illinois, United States

Dates/times in Chicago time zone

Programme

Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)	Invitation to the Dance, Op.65
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Daphnis et Chloé: Suite no. 2
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

DuPage Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Schubert	Conductor

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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: The demon symphony

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

See Invitation to the Dance, Op.65 in

Brussels, Belgium Ieper, Belgium Bruges, Belgium Paris, France

When the East Meets the West ......

Kristina Powers, 9th October

Baroque nobility dancing the minuet, Polynesian natives performing ritual dances, a crowd of American teens dancing the electric slide at a prom .... what do all of these groups have in common? They are all dancing! Indeed, since the beginnings of recorded history, dance has served as an important cultural expression throughout the world.

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