At the end of the evening, Balanchine whisked the audience to the wide and wild open spaces of "Western Symphony."

But the unmodulated blast of energy in Balanchine's "Western Symphony" needed some relief, especially when the cast started yelling.

The second movement of Balanchine's "Western Symphony" had even less fluency with pauses between the phrases.

Whether "Western Symphony" is minor Balanchine is open to debate.

The final evening will include "Apollo" and "Western Symphony" (June 30).

The evening ended with "Western Symphony," with the third movement once again deleted.

"Western Symphony," choreographed two decades later, celebrates the myths about the West embedded in American culture.

Originally Balanchine choreographed "Western Symphony" in four movements.

"Western Symphony," to a score based on folk tunes, was simultaneously corny and charming.

This was certainly true when she made her debut in Balanchine's "Western Symphony" on Saturday afternoon.