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Name: Handel—Rivers of Inspiration
Start: 2023-11-11T08:00+00:00
End: 2023-11-13T07:59+00:00
Location: Lesher Center for the Arts

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Handel—Rivers of Inspiration

Date: 11/11/2023 - 11/12/2023
Location: Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94596
Introduction: A world premiere, a Baroque classic, and a symphonic journey by the Rhine converge in waves of lush melodies on this water-inspired program.

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Viet Cuong - Chance of Rain

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suites No. 1 and No. 2

Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)

Composed in a little over a month, Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 was inspired by a happy, peaceful trip to the Rhineland with his wife beloved wife, Clara.
Handel's Water Music is jolly, jaunty, and packed with catchy tunes. When it premiered at an outdoor concert on London’s River Thames, King George I liked it so much he commanded the musicians to play it through three times over.
Chance of Rain by 2020-2023 resident composer Viet Cuong receives its highly anticipated world premiere.

Running Time: approx. 1 hour 55 minutes, with one intermission

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