| Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Normandale Lutheran Church 6100 Normandale Road, Edina, MN 55436 Edvard Grieg — Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak, EG 107 Richard Strauss — Serenade in E-flat, op. 7 (TrV 106) Maurice Ravel — Introduction & Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, Harp & Strings Igor Stravinsky — Petrushka (1947 version) Erica Bennett, flute Paul Schulz, clarinet Nicole Christopher, harp Principal players of the MSO are the soloists in Ravel’s elegant Introduction and Allegro, while the brass take center stage in music of Grieg and the winds are featured in Strauss’ early Serenade. The concert concludes with Stravinsky’s Petrushka, the vibrant, colorful ballet score that tells the story of three puppets who magically come to life and experience the full range of human emotions. |  |