Concerts · Naples Philharmonic
Saturday, May 1, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Alexander Conducts The Planets
Naples Philharmonic · Hayes Hall · Naples, Florida
Program
- Nokuthula Ngwenyama Primal Message
- Benjamin Britten Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15
- Gustav Holst The Planets, suite for orchestra and female chorus, Op. 32, H.125
Artists
- Alexander Shelley Conductor
- Clara-Jumi Kang Soloist, Violin
- Naples Philharmonic Chorus (Women of) Ensemble, Chorus
- Jeremy T. Warner Other, Chorus director
Running time: about 1 h 42 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: Holst's seven-movement orchestral portrait of the planets as astrological characters, prized for its huge range of orchestral color from menacing march to hushed vanishing chorus. More about Gustav Holst's The Planets, suite for orchestra and female chorus, Op. 32, H.125 →
About this concert
Music Director Alexander Shelley leads the Masterworks season finale, pairing Nokuthula Ngwenyama's Primal Message and Britten's Violin Concerto with soloist Clara-Jumi Kang, before closing with Holst's The Planets featuring the women of the Naples Philharmonic Chorus.
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