Rite of Spring Posted on October 7, 2010 From Chorister Peggy: Here are some links, as suggested by Dr. Whitmire at our last rehearsal: Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring If you read nothing else, check out the heading “Premiere”. Here a video in three parts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uMfXh4OOx8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwt4DdsFL70&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SagTt5F3mY0&feature=related Here’s an interview Stravinsky gave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cczgj2vAGwU Here’s an excerpt from a documentary about the work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SagTt5F3mY0&feature=related And here is some other interview video of the composer himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlTxdN04-j4 And here’s some Stravinsky by Leonard Bernstein, a broadcast on the occasion of Stravinsky’s birthday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxadkbuCf4E