Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Jeffery Meyer, conductor
Claude Debussy — Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Gustav Mahler — Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ("Songs of a Wayfarer")
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Primal Message for string orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Journey to musical landscapes with Wayfarer. We'll delve into Debussy's hazy, sun-drenched Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and ride interstellar waves in Nokuthula Ngwenyama's Primal Message. Renowned mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung will embody Mahler's beautiful and deeply personal song cycle, Songs of a Wayfarer; and we close with Mendelssohn's Italian travelogue, Symphony No. 4, brimming with vibrant colors of the Mediterranean.