Reflections of the National Spirit

Saturday, September 24, 2011 20:00     Dom Pedro V Theatre     Tickets: MOP 40

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Bartok: String QuartetNo. 2

Granados: Pequena Romanza

Bridge: Two Old English Songs for String Quartet

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (no Italic)

Please join selected members of the Macao Orchestra as they retrace the musical beginnings of Nationalism in compositions by Copland, Bartok, Granados, Villa-Lobos, Chávez and Vaughan Williams. Experience the powerful and unparalleled impact of Nationalism on the Arts, and on music in particular. Reflecting their cultural and political climate, these compositions are not the product of particular nations, but the unmitigated attitude of brilliant minds searching for ethnic and musical identity.

Tickets: MOP40