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Balanchine Catalogue
Balanchine Catalogue
381.  Symphony of Psalms 1972
  • Music
Igor Stravinsky (for mixed voices and orchestra, 1930, commissioned by Serge Koussevitsky)
  • Production
Staged by George Balanchine. Scenery by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
  • Premiere
 June 25, 1972, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Craft. Chorus: Gregg Smith Singers
  • Cast
This non-dance work, performed by the Gregg Smith Singers with dancers and students assembled on stage behind the chorus, closed the Stravinsky Festival of the New York City Ballet. (See FESTIVALS DIRECTED BY BALANCHINE.)
Performance Type
Staged Choral Work
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