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The Orchestra Now: Debussy and "Romeo & Juliet"

Description

The Orchestra Now's Resident Conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns with the orchestra to Symphony Space for another free concert. The program comprises Debussy’s colorful "Nocturnes" and selections from Prokofiev’s three "Romeo & Juliet" suites, plus the Scherzo No. 1 of composer Herman Whitfield III, a Black man who died in April 2022 after he was restrained by the police when his parents called 911 because he was having a mental health crisis.

HERMAN WHITFIELD III Scherzo No. 1

DEBUSSY "Nocturnes"

PROKOFIEV "Romeo & Juliet" Suite

Theatre

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre

Expected Run Time is 150 minutes

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