Concerts · Athens Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Fall Concert: Study Abroad
Athens Symphony Orchestra · The Classic Center Theatre · Athens, Georgia
Program
- Georges Bizet Overture to Carmen from Carmen: Overture
- Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
- William Walton Crown Imperial
- Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
- Scott Bradley Tom and Jerry at MGM
- John Williams Star Wars Suite
Running time: about 35 min (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: The best-known excerpt from Mascagni's one-act opera Cavalleria rusticana, the Intermezzo, is a purely orchestral interlude of aching, songful calm that orchestras program on its own as a concert favorite. More about Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana →
About this concert
The Athens Symphony's Fall Concert, Study Abroad, travels through orchestral evocations of place and culture, from Bizet's Carmen Overture and Debussy's Clair de lune to Walton's Crown Imperial, before closing with John Williams's Star Wars Suite and a Tom and Jerry cartoon-music showcase.
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