Debussy’s “Afternoon of a Faun”

Program & Artists

Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Dani Howard Trombone Concerto U.S. PREMIERE
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Chloé Van Soeterstède conductor (NY debut)
Peter Moore trombone (NY solo debut)

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TŌN welcomes rising French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède in her NY debut. She is a former Dudamel and Taki Alsop Fellow who has conducted orchestras around the globe, including the London and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. Her program begins with one of Debussy’s most popular works, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, inspired by a poem about the mythical creature and some alluring nymphs. Trombonist Peter Moore, principal trombonist of the London Symphony Orchestra, joins the orchestra for the U.S. premiere of Dani Howard’s Trombone Concerto, which was declared “an instant classic” by the London Times following its 2021 premiere. The afternoon concludes with Rachmaninoff’s vibrant Symphonic Dances, the last piece he ever wrote, and his only work that was fully composed in the United States.

Concert Details

Estimated duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes

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Brief remarks by TŌN trombonist Stephen Whimple

Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
10 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN horn player Douglas Nunes

Dani Howard Trombone Concerto
U.S. Premiere
Peter Moore trombone (NY solo debut)
20 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN tuba player Tyler Woodbury

Intermission
20 min

Brief remarks by TŌN violinist Angeles Hoyos

Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
35 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN trumpet player Giulia Rath

All timings are approximate.

Sample the Music

Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Dani Howard Trombone Concerto

Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Photo: Chloé van Soeterstède by Olivia da Costa

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