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“The Rage of Achilles” – a world premier Thursday, 4/16 at 8 pm in the Target Atrium of Orchestra Hall. Just $25.00. Do you have your tickets? http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/465/-/the-rage-of-achilles#.VSP4nfnF_l8
Pamela Espeland reports on her conversation with composer Jeremy Walker in her ArtScape column today. She says, “While working on ‘The Rage of Achilles,’ Walker listened to Duke Ellington and string quartets by Beethoven and Bartok. Sometimes he switched to Paul Simon or the Broadway cast recording of Sting’s musical ‘The Last Ship.’ He found the singer/songwriter music especially helpful. At first it was background, but it led to more singable music in ‘Rage.’ Everything for the singers is composed; the instrumental musicians improvise, but the singers don’t.” Read Pamela’s full report here (scroll down to the second item in her column): http://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2015/04/acc-show-crafts-lets-make-and-more-soovac-open-bryant
The performance features tenor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu as Achilles along with soprano Angela Keeton, bass-baritone Seth Keeton and jazz instrumentalists Jeremy Walker, Anthony Cox, Brandon Wozniak and Tim Zhorne. Ancient poetry – classical voice – jazz instrumentation. Wow! What a combination.
And the performance is the day after tax day. Coincidence? We wonder!
“The Rage of Achilles” – a world premier Thursday, 4/16 at 8 pm in the Target Atrium of Orchestra Hall. Just $25.00. Do you have your tickets? http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/465/-/the-rage-of-achilles#.VSP4nfnF_l8
Pamela Espeland reports on her conversation with composer Jeremy Walker in her ArtScape column today. She says, “While working on ‘The Rage of Achilles,’ Walker listened to Duke Ellington and string quartets by Beethoven and Bartok. Sometimes he switched to Paul Simon or the Broadway cast recording of Sting’s musical ‘The Last Ship.’ He found the singer/songwriter music especially helpful. At first it was background, but it led to more singable music in ‘Rage.’ Everything for the singers is composed; the instrumental musicians improvise, but the singers don’t.” Read Pamela’s full report here (scroll down to the second item in her column): http://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2015/04/acc-show-crafts-lets-make-and-more-soovac-open-bryant
The performance features tenor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu as Achilles along with soprano Angela Keeton, bass-baritone Seth Keeton and jazz instrumentalists Jeremy Walker, Anthony Cox, Brandon Wozniak and Tim Zhorne. Ancient poetry – classical voice – jazz instrumentation. Wow! What a combination.
And the performance is the day after tax day. Coincidence? We wonder!
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