Beat It | A Concert Companion to Masterworks: Ravel’s Bolero

In Sarasota Orchestra's Concert Companion to Masterworks: Ravel's Bolero (January 10, Neel Performing Arts Center; January 11-12, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall), Principal Percussionist Marcelina Suchocka generously shares her professional insights into the mystique surrounding Ravel's infamous hit. With the hypnotic Bolero as a reference point, Marcelina shares how she develops and exercises extraordinary powers of focus. We also learn about the practice of active listening and get tips for audience members on how to really lean into a concert experience.  Tickets are available online at SarasotaOrchestra.org!  Music in this episode: Piano Concerto in G Major by Maurice Ravel Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano Sarasota Music Festival Orchestra Recorded live at the Sarasota Opera House, June 22, 2024 Symphony No. 6 by Antonín Dvořák  Gerard Schwarz, conductor Sarasota Orchestra Recorded live at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, November 9, 2019 D’un matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger Michelle Merrill, conductor Sarasota Orchestra Recorded live at Holley Hall, April 2023 Bolero by Maurice Ravel Anu Tali, conductor Sarasota Orchestra Recorded live at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, February 23, 2019