Tonight’s performance has been made possible by the generosity of Sonia Schmitt.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT (1918)

I. The soldier’s march

II. Soldier at the brook

III. Pastorale

IV. The royal march

V. The little concert

VI. Three dances: Tango, Waltz, Ragtime

VII. The devil’s dance

VIII. The little chorale

IX. The devil’s song

X. Grand chorale

XI. Triumphal march of the devil

Artists: Timothy Christie, narrator; Gunnar Folsom, percussion; Billy Ray Hunter, trumpet, Peter Kolkay, bassoon, Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Steve Schermer, double bass; and Weston Sprott, trombone.