Bozeman Symphony and Choir: Lyrical Landscapes: Mahler, Walton, & Clair de lune

The Bozeman Symphony invites audiences to revel in sweeping melodies and powerful storytelling at Lyrical Landscapes: Mahler, Walton, & Clair de lune, featuring internationally acclaimed baritone Lester Lynch and the Bozeman Symphonic Choir.
The program opens with the gentle beauty of Clair de lune by Claude Debussy French for “moonlight” and one of the composer’s most beloved works. With shimmering harmonies, unconventional scales, and flowing melodic lines, the piece creates a dreamlike atmosphere that has captivated audiences for more than a century.
Next, Lynch performs Rückert-Lieder by Gustav Mahler, a poignant five-song cycle set to poetry by German Romantic poet Friedrich Rückert. The songs trace an emotional journey from the fragrant promise of spring to reflections on solitude and a profound meditation on the soul’s darkest hour.
The program concludes with Lynch and the Bozeman Symphonic Choir in Belshazzar’s Feast. This dramatic oratorio, drawn from biblical texts, tells the story of the Jews’ exile in Babylon. During a grand feast, King Belshazzar desecrates sacred Jewish vessels in praise of heathen gods only to meet a sudden and divine downfall. With the king’s fall, the Babylonian kingdom crumbles, and the Jewish people triumphantly regain their freedom.