Jacksonville Symphony

BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”

Courney Lewis, Music Director

Kevin Reid, Principal Horn

The Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings is testament to Benjamin Britten’s flare for setting poetry to music. Tenor John Matthew Myers and principal horn player Kevin Reid navigate this anthology of text tethered by a common atmosphere of night, sleep, and dreams. As the Serenade paints the night, so Schumann’s final symphony, the “Rhenish,” depicts the landscapes of the Rhine River through a tapestry of evocative melodies.