Stravinsky's Les Noces
Mar 26, 2017
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Celebrate the 70th birthday of great American composer John Adams with a special performance of his most beloved opera choruses and one of his all-time favorite works that influenced him as a composer. Publisher Boosey & Hawkes approached Artistic Director Grant Gershon to curate a collection of soon-to-be-released piano transcriptions of his popular opera choruses that have been transcribed by pianist Chitose Okashiro. Each will be featured with a different, virtuosic pianist to accompany the full chorus.
After the homage, we roll out three additional pianos to the stage for one of Adams’ all-time favorite works: Stravinsky’s Les Noces (The Wedding). Four virtuosic pianists join guest soloists and the LA Master Chorale for Stravinsky’s raucous Russian peasant wedding,where young lovers are put through a series of unusual folk rituals before they finally say their “I do’s” amidst the drunken revelry.
This production is made possible with generous underwriting from the Colburn Foundation.
Contributing Sponsor: Stephen A. Kanter, M.D.
READ PROGRAM BOOK
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: Choruses from "A Flowering Tree" : Choruses from "Doctor Atomic" : Choruses from "The Death of Klinghoffer" : Choruses from "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" : Chorus from "Nixon in China"
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Celebrate the 70th birthday of great American composer John Adams with a special performance of his most beloved opera choruses and one of his all-time favorite works that influenced him as a composer. Publisher Boosey & Hawkes approached Artistic Director Grant Gershon to curate a collection of soon-to-be-released piano transcriptions of his popular opera choruses that have been transcribed by pianist Chitose Okashiro. Each will be featured with a different, virtuosic pianist to accompany the full chorus.
After the homage, we roll out three additional pianos to the stage for one of Adams’ all-time favorite works: Stravinsky’s Les Noces (The Wedding). Four virtuosic pianists join guest soloists and the LA Master Chorale for Stravinsky’s raucous Russian peasant wedding,where young lovers are put through a series of unusual folk rituals before they finally say their “I do’s” amidst the drunken revelry.
This production is made possible with generous underwriting from the Colburn Foundation.
Contributing Sponsor: Stephen A. Kanter, M.D.
READ PROGRAM BOOK
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: Choruses from "A Flowering Tree" : Choruses from "Doctor Atomic" : Choruses from "The Death of Klinghoffer" : Choruses from "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" : Chorus from "Nixon in China"
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