festival

Encounter III

Under the Influence: Cultural Collage in Paris during the Early Twentieth Century
with Bruce Adolphe

Friday, August 6, 7:30 p.m.
Martin Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $42 adult; $20 student

Whether it was a melodic curve from Spain, a blue note from America, or a rhythmic gesture from Japan, exotica caught the attention of nearly every composer in Paris from Debussy and Ravel to Stravinsky and Gershwin. Composer Bruce Adolphe investigates the early influences that led to the global musical community we now enjoy.

Prelude Performance*
5:30 p.m., Stent Family Hall
Free Admission

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Image: Louis Béroud (1852–1930). The Central Dome of the Galerie des Machines at the 1889 World’s Fair, 1889. Scala/Art Resource, NY; Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France