ASYO Crescendo Concert

This second concert in the ASYO's season begins with Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte. Originally written for solo piano, this piece is based on the pavane, a slow processional dance from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and pays tribute to Spanish customs.

The program also includes Chinese composer Huang Ruo's Folk Songs for Orchestra, which is a wholly original composition based on the composer's favorite Chinese folk songs, including "Flower Drum Song from Feng Yang" and "Love Song from Kang Ding," one of the country's most famous folk songs.

Closing the afternoon's concert is Dvořák's Symphony No. 8, a bright and cheery symphony which evokes a sunny summer day in the composer's home in Bohemia. You can almost hear the birds chirping and the leaves blowing in the wind as we close out the second ASYO concert of the season.

In consultation with medical and public health experts, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is requiring audience members to show proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID test taken within 48 hours of the performance. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID test will be required for all audience members ages 12 and older to enter Symphony Hall. Face masks are always required in the Memorial Arts Building and Symphony Hall. Guidelines are subject to change based on specific artist requirements. More details are available on our Health & Safety page.