In Sarasota Orchestra's Concert Companion to Masterworks: Ravel's Bolero (January 10, Neel Performing Arts Center; January 11-12, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall), Principal Percussionist Marcelina Suchocka generously shares her professional insights into the mystique surrounding Ravel's infamous hit. With the hypnotic Bolero as a reference point, Marcelina shares how she develops and exercises extraordinary powers of focus. We also learn about the practice of active listening and get tips for audience members on how to really lean into a concert experience. 

Tickets are available online at SarasotaOrchestra.org! 

Music in this episode:

Piano Concerto in G Major by Maurice Ravel

Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano

Sarasota Music Festival Orchestra

Recorded live at the Sarasota Opera House, June 22, 2024

Symphony No. 6 by Antonín Dvořák 

Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Sarasota Orchestra

Recorded live at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, November 9, 2019

D’un matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger

Michelle Merrill, conductor

Sarasota Orchestra

Recorded live at Holley Hall, April 2023

Bolero by Maurice Ravel

Anu Tali, conductor

Sarasota Orchestra

Recorded live at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, February 23, 2019