Symphony No. 3 follows the life of renowned French composer Camille Saint-Saens. As he ascends from child prodigy to world-wide fame, the musical world around him clamours with competitors, dilettantes, turncoats, and revenge seekers. At the height of his success, Camille leaves it all behind to go on a Dantean search for his dead lover, Henri. At the end of his trek, still haunted by holes in his past, he takes up an invitation to go by ocean-liner to the New World.