A FRENCH FEAST, PART DEUX
Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
Roseville Lutheran Church, Roseville
Featuring: John Helgen, organ
Hector Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 (Scherzo)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delila
Paul Dukas – Fanfare from La Péri
Maurice Ravel – Pavane for a Dead Princess
Georges Bizet – Incidental music from L’Arlésienne
Our second French feast includes some music from the September meal (Berlioz, Fauré, and the Scherzo from Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3), but adds other musical delicacies: Paul Dukas’ Fanfare from La Peri, featuring MSO’s fabulous brass section; Maurice Ravel’s charming Pavane for a Dead Princess; Camille Saint-Saens’ “Danse Bacchanale” from Samson and Delila; and Georges Bizet’s incidental music from Alphonse Daudet’s play, “L’Arlessienne.”