Overview
The Nutcracker & Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Courtney Lewis leads the Jacksonville Symphony in a program of vivid imagination and timeless beauty. Dukas’s playful The Sorcerer’s Apprentice opens with enchantment and creative energy, followed by Debussy’s dreamlike Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Ravel’s Shéhérazade enchants with exotic melodies and lush vocal artistry, while Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker brings the festive season to life with its iconic, whimsical charm. The evening closes with Debussy’s La mer, an atmospheric masterpiece that evokes the majesty and mystery of the sea.
Paul Dukas · The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Claude Debussy · Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Maurice Ravel · Shéhérazade
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Selections from The Nutcracker
Claude Debussy · La mer
