Morlot Conducts Ravel and Higgins

May 11, 2023, 9:00 pm

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Clad in a blue blaser and blue dress shirt, Ludovic Morlot holds his baton and grins against a white wall
Ludovic Morlot (Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)

Ludovic Morlot conducts Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and the world premiere of a trombone concerto written by and starring Timothy Higgins, the orchestra’s principal trombonist. The orchestra’s former music director Michael Tilson Thomas concludes the program with a performance of Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

Playlist

Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
Ludovic Morlot, conductor

Timothy Higgins: Trombone Concerto
Timothy Higgins, trombone; Ludovic Morlot, conductor

Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor