A FRENCH FEAST
Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
Augustana Lutheran Church, West Saint Paul
Steven Amundson, Conductor
Andrew Jacob, organ
Hector Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3
Enjoy this French “fine dining” musical experience with three remarkable composers. Known for his thrilling orchestrations, Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture features a gorgeous love song and a rousing carnival scene. You’ll love Gabriel Fauré’s beautifully lyric Pavane, in which our MSO principal flautist, Erica Bennett will shine. We conclude the program with one of the great 19th c. Romantic symphonies: Camille Saint-Saens’ monumental Symphony No. 3 – the “Organ” Symphony, an uplifting musical journey with an abundance of sublime introspection, intense drama, and epic grandiosity. We’re pleased to return to Augustana Lutheran Church, which is known to have one of the Twin Cities’ finest organs. And we’re grateful to Augusta’s music director and organist, Andrew Jacob, for sharing his talents on the “King Of Instruments.”