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The Soldier’s Tale
Skaneateles Festival
The Soldier’s Tale
Event Sponsored by:
David Graham, Fred & Ginny Marty, and Peter & Betsy McKinnell
Don’t miss this special enchanted evening of music and theater, featuring a dramatic interpretation of Stravinsky’s timeless drama, The Soldier’s Tale. Violinist Anthony Marwood (“brilliant,“ The Washington Post) also performs English master Thomas Adès’s magical, folk-inspired Dances from Fairy Tales. Robert Schumann’s Fairy Tales round out a colorful program that includes clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, bass and percussion.
ADÈS Märchentänze (Dances from Fairly Tales)
I
II
III A Skylark for Jane
IV
SCHUMANN Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales)
Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell (“Lively, but not fast”)
Lebhaft und sehr markit (“Fast and wvery accentuated”)
Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck (“Calm tempo with delicate expression”)
Lebhaft und sehr markit (“Lively and very marked”)
STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale
Marche du soldat / The Soldier’s March
Petits airs au bord du ruisseau / Airs by the Stream
Reprise: Marche du soldat
Pastorale
Reprise: Petits airs
Reprise: Marche du soldat
Marche royale / Royal March
Petit concert / Little Concert
Trois danses / Three Dances: Tango, Waltz, Ragtime
Danse du diable / Dance of the Devil
Petit choral / Little Chorale
Couplets du diable / The Devil’s Couplets
Grand choral / Great Chorale
Marche triomphale du diable / The Devil’s Triumphant March
Meet Anthony Marwood
Meet Chris Coletti
Meet Walter van Dyk
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2021 TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL: “None could outshine special guest Anthony Marwood… this concerto demands Olympian-caliber endurance from its soloist, and Marwood surely would have run away with the gold…The orchestra’s closing gesture had scarcely dissipated before the fellows sharing my row were on their feet, cheering at full blast. They knew excellence when they heard it.”
BBC Magazine
WEEKDAY EVENING CONCERTS
First Presbyterian Church
Parking for the First Presbyterian Church along Genesee Street or in the municipal parking lot located behind M&T Bank on Genesee St. or Doug’s Fish Fry on Jordan. There is also free parking at Skaneateles High School.
From Syracuse and points east: Take Rte. 690 West to 695 West, then follow exit sign to Rte. 5 West. At the second light, turn left onto Rte. 321 (Bennetts Corners Road). Follow 321 until it ends in downtown Skaneateles. Turn left onto Genesee Street. The church is on the left, directly across from Lakeside Park and the Episcopal Church.
From Auburn and points west: Take Route 20 (Genesee Street) to Skaneateles. Go through the center village and the church will be on the left, directly across from Lakeside Park and the Episcopal Church.
SEATING
The church is air-conditioned and the seats are cushioned church pews.
All seating is “first come, first served” with“A” ticket seating being designated in the front rows of the church and “B” ticket seating in the back ½ of the church.
FOOD AND DRINK
HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY
PREPARING
Acoustics are outstanding in the church, so there are no bad seats sound-wise, but as with all venues, aisle seats may be at a premium.
Bathrooms are located in multiple locations at the church.
SKANEATELES FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE
Guest artist CDs may be available on the nights they perform.
Credit cards and cash are both welcome.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND CELL PHONES
There are a variety of ways to get tickets!
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97 East Genesee Street
Hours: M-F 10am – 5pm
Purchase at the Door
Robinson Pavilion – tent near the Tasting Room – beginning at 6:00pm