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The Encantadas

for narrator and orchestra
Text by Herman Melville
narrator and orchestra
Edition: Performance material

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Tobias Picker draws his text from Herman Melville’s vivid and poetic descriptions of the sea-swept Galapagos Islands he visited in 1841, as part of a whaling voyage he undertook to gather background material for Moby Dick. Each of the six movements evokes a different picture of life in the islands’ equatorial wilderness. The composer capitalizes on the enchantment implicit in Melville’s title and so richly developed in the narration, aptly probing the sinister undercurrent that emerges from the text.

Orchestral Cast

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Content

I Dream
II Desolation
III Delusion
IV Diversity
V Din
VI Dawn

More Information

Title:
The Encantadas
for narrator and orchestra
Text by Herman Melville
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1983 - 1986
Duration:
27 ′
World Premiere:
October 14, 1983 · Albany, NY (USA)
Michael Arkin, narrator · Conductor: Julius Hegyi · Albany Symphony Orchestra

Commissioned work :
Commissioned by the Albany Academy for their 175th Anniversary
Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
LSHM 3241-01
Delivery rights:
Worldwide

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Performances

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  • The Encantadas
    Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
    Orchestra: Nashville Symphony
    March 9, 2019 | Nashville,TN (United States of America) , Laura Turner Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center
  • The Encantadas
    Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
    Orchestra: Nashville Symphony
    March 8, 2019 | Nashville,TN (United States of America) , Laura Turner Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center
  • The Encantadas
    Conductor: Randolph Foy
    Orchestra: Raleigh Civic Symphony
    October 28, 2012 | Raleigh, NC (United States of America) , Stewart Theatre
  • The Encantadas
    Conductor: Mark Alan Hilt
    Orchestra: Jacaranda Chamber Ensemble
    October 20, 2012 | Santa Monica, CA (United States of America) , Santa Monica First Presbyterian Church
    West Coast Premiere
  • The Encantadas
    Conductor: David Hoose
    Orchestra: Boston University Symphony Orchestra
    September 28, 2006 | Boston, MA (United States of America) , Tsai Performance Center
    20.00 h
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