Shimmering ambiguity and transparent harmonies glisten with faintly Eastern inspired melodies, subtle nuance and sheer beauty in Debussy鈥檚 ground breaking Pr茅lude 脿 l鈥檃pr猫s-midi d鈥檜n faune, depicting the dreams and encounters of a mythical faun. Inspired by Whistler鈥檚 set of paintings of the same name, we then explore light and shade in his Nocturnes 鈥� From the sky to the sea we experience airily luminous melody alongside rustic rhythmic drive, and swirling water eerily interrupted by the songs of sirens at sea, a radiant thread added to the already exquisite tapestry of sound.

Using the flute in a mellifluently uninhibited style, reflective of Debussy鈥檚 l鈥檃pr猫s-midi, Christian Mason鈥檚 flute concerto Thaleia was written for Noemi Gyori as part of her 鈥楥ontemplation of the Nymph鈥� project, with the characteristics of Thaleia, a Naiad-nymph of Mount Etna, taking the focal role. We鈥檙e delighted that Noemi will join 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Gergely Madaras for the works UK premiere, before the 麻豆官网首页入口 National Chorus of Wales join the forces for the finale of this enchanting concert - Part III from Franck鈥檚 symphonic poem Psych茅, set to words by Sicard and Louis de Fourcaud and inspired by Apuleius ' Metamorphoses.