Debussy’s Danses is two dances melded into one piece. Contrasting "sacrée" and "profane" themes provide the audience an experience of spirit and body, heaven and Earth, and ethereal and corporeal.

"Profane" in French does not mean “irreverent”, “impious”, or “blasphemous”. It simply means “secular” in contrast to sacred with no negative connotation attached to it.

Enjoy Debussy's Danses sacrée et profane for harp & strings, in this encore performance originally released, May 15th, 2021.

MUSICIANS
Katherine Jarvis, Assistant Concertmaster

Geoffrey Hill, Principal Second Violin
SPONSORED BY PHILIP GORDON

Lindsay Bohl, Associate Principal Viola

Aurora Torres, Viola

Stephen Mathie, Cello
SPONSORED BY CAROLYN AND CHARLES YOCHUM

Chris Ammirati, Principal Bass

Matthew Tutsky, Principal Harp
SPONSORED BY DR. PEGGY ANN RUPP

Erin Held, Violin

Linda Kline, Viola
SPONSORED BY MARK AND MICHELLE HEIL

Doug-Lawrence

Carmen Izzo, Principal Clarinet
SPONSORED BY PHIL AND JENNIFER JENSEN