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Classical Series
Classical Roots: Branford Marsalis
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Branford Marsalis, alto saxophone
Brazeal Dennard Chorale
Brazeal Dennard, director
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Thursday, February 22 at 8 p.m.
Friday, February 23 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 24 at 8:30 p.m.
in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center |
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John Rosamond &
James Weldon Johnson
arr. Hale Smith
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“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”
Brazeal Dennard Chorale
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Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
(1899-1974)
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Les trois rois noirs
(The Three Black Kings)
King of the Magi |
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George Antheil
(1900-1959)
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A Jazz Symphony |
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Gustav Mahler
(1860-1911)
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Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
(I Am Lost to the World)
Branford Marsalis |
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Darius Milhaud
(1892-1974)
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Scaramouche, Op. 165c
Vif
Modere
Brazileira (Movement de Samba)
Branford Marsalis |
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Jeffrey Mumford
(b. 1955)
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Within a Cloudburst of Echoing Brightness
(Fanfare for Orchestra) |
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Jacques Ibert
(1890-1962)
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Concertino da camera for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Allegro con moto
Larghetto – Animato
Branford Marsalis |
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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
(1932-2004)
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Symphony of the Sphinx
(Symphonic Poem for Soprano, Chorus, and Orchestra)
The gathering
The query
Finale, the affirmation
Brazeal Dennard Chorale |
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| For Biographies of guest artists, click here. |
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| For Program Notes for this concert, click here. |
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Complimentary coffee
sampling for select concerts is provided by Starbucks Coffee. |
JPMorgan Chase is presenting sponsor of the
Classical Roots Celebration Gala on February 24. |
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