IMAGE GALLERY: Boston Symphony Orchestra Brings Devil's Dance to Life in Framingham

Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed a free concert of Igor Stravinsky music inside Nevins Hall at the Memorial Building Sunday afternoon in Framingham.

More than 150 individuals attended the performance of L’Histoire du soldat (The Solider’s Tale), which is based on a Russian folk tale (The Runaway Soldier and the Devil) by Alexander Afanasyev. The plot of the suite centers around the Devil trying to capture a solider’s soul.

The violin represents the solider’s soul. Lucia Lin, who debuted with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11 and joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1985, had the lead role in the performance.

Other musicians included:

• Thomas Van Dyck on double bass
• Michael Wayne on clarinet
• Suzanne Nelsen on bassoon
• Thonas Siders on trumpet
• Stephen Lange on trimbone
• Matthew McKay on percussion

Michael Nock was the narrator for the hour-long performance, which was conducted by Taichi Fukumura.

The free community concert was made possible by a grant from the Lowell Institute to the Boston Symphony Orchestra,

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Click on the link to view more than 15 photos from yesterday’s performance at Nevins Hall.

Photo Credit: Susan Petroni/Petroni Media Company