New Symphony Orchestra

The map on the flyer is a topographic cutout of the old Appian Way in Rome, with the 1 km square slant to match the southeast-facing road. The Roman Empire (including the Republic) stretched over 100,000 km of roads across its vast territory. The structure consisted of a two-lane roadway paved with cobblestones over layers of fist-sized gravel, crushed stone, and cement, with sidewalks on both sides. The course is characterized by being straight in every direction with little regard for the terrain, but the Appian Way was built in its earliest stages. It takes its name from Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman kensor (high political official). The straight course continues for about 20 km immediately after leaving the gates of Rome.
Respighi's (1879-1936) masterpiece "Pines of Rome" is divided into four parts, each depicting a "landscape of ancient Rome with pines. This year marks exactly 100 years since the first performance in 1924, and more than 2,300 years since the opening of the Appian Way, or "Route 1. Even today, automobiles, not horse-drawn carriages, pass by on the ancient cobblestone streets, and Respighi depicts the atmosphere of a world empire long ago with the magnificent sounds of the trumpets and organs of the "Annexe".
Ravel's "Elegant and Sentimental Waltz" was premiered as a piano piece in a small hall named after a piano manufacturing company called Sal Gaveau. The "Society of Independent Musicians" held an event in which the audience, unaware of whose work it was, was asked to guess the composer. Although many guessed correctly, the piece was not well received. The Independent Music Association was established to contribute to the "creation of modern music" after leaving the "orthodox" National Music Association, and although there were many discerning listeners, they may not have been able to keep up with the avant-garde nature of the concert. The piece consists of eight slow and fast waltzes, and the following year it was commissioned as ballet music and arranged for orchestra in just two weeks. The piece's colorful expression is a must-hear.
The first piece is Dukas's symphony. The best known of his works is probably "The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The symphony, the only one in his lifetime, was written the year before. The impression one gets is that the composition is so classical and solid that it is hard to believe that it is by the same author, but it has a gorgeous sound within.