Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: Music in Motion

Arturo Márquez — Danzón No. 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Jules Massenet — "Ballet Suite" from 'Le Cid'

Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Jules Massenet – “Ballet Suite” from Le Cid
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2

Celebrate the start of the symphony season with this energetic and expressive program featuring music that moves us! First, renowned pianist Jon Kimura Parker joins the orchestra for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s popular Piano Concerto No. 1. They follow with Jules Massenet’s highly-regarded “Ballet Suite” from Le Cid, featuring the music of seven Spanish dances. They close with Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 – an elegant and seductive tribute to the Danzón style of dance which originated in Cuba and continues to thrive in Mexico.

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