UC Davis Concerts

In Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun, a solo flute player in the orchestra evokes the imagery of the mythical Pan and his enchanting flute. Pan is the Greek fertility god, represented with horns, legs, and ears of a goat, and is associated with flocks and herds and music. When he wakes up from a nap he tries to remember his dream, only to fall asleep again, hoping to meet his nymph friends in his next dream.

In his Requiem for String Orchestra, Takemitsu used early 20th-century tonalities by Western composers such as Arnold Schoenberg and made his own experimental mark on 20th-century art music. Coincidentally, Igor Stravinsky heard this Requiem and sang its praises to American and European classical artists.

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UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: “Delicate and Contemplative”