Courtney Lewis Conductor
Maurice RAVEL La valse
Courtney BRYAN Commission (world premiere, Jacksonville Symphony commission)
Camille SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ Symphony”
Saint-Saëns created one of the most unique symphonies ever written by bringing the awe-inspiring power of the concert organ to his Third Symphony. Hear the passionate melodies of the Bryan Concert Organ alongside the full forces of the Symphony in a program that also features Ravel’s use of nostalgia and irony in La valse and composer Courtney Bryan’s return to Jacksonville for the world premiere of a new work commissioned by Music Director Courtney Lewis and the Jacksonville Symphony.
