About The Program
This performance highlights not only the finest young musical talent in our area, it also celebrates the rich tradition of dance in Dayton and features the Dayton Ballet Studio Company, Dayton Ballet School Ensemble, and the Celtic Academy of Irish Dance. The program includes popular global dance works such as Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry, Rimski-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, and Marquez’s Danzón No. 2.
The Program
Bedřich Smetana “Dance of the Comedians”
Edvard Grieg “Morning” from Peer Gynt*
Edward Elgar “Moths and Butterflies” from The Wand of Youth*
Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov “Flight of the Bumblebee”**
Edvard Grieg “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt*
Edvard Grieg “March of the Trolls” from Lyric Suite**
Astor Piazzolla “Libertango”
Ronan Hardiman Lord of the Dance***
Soon Hee Newbold “Irish Legend”***
Percy Grainger “Irish Tune from County Derry”
Bill Whelan “Reel Around the Sun” from Riverdance***
Arturo Marquez Danzon No. 2
* Features Dayton Ballet Studio Company
** Features Dayton Ballet School Ensemble
*** Features Celtic Academy of Irish Dance