Vox Americana: Joel Harrison, Oliver Lake, and Wendy Sutter
Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:00 pm
Composer/guitarist Joel Harrison, Bang On a Can cellist Wendy Sutter and sax legend Oliver Lake explore the common ground between classical, jazz and roots music.
Wendy Sutter will premiere Harrison’s Sonata for solo cello.
Oliver Lake will join Joel’s ensemble for his award-winning commission from the Doris Duke Foundation of Vox Americana with another ensemble firmly rooted in the chamber jazz begun by the likes of Gil Evans, Gunther Schuller, Jimmy Giuffre, Andrew Hill and many others who followed. This medium gets taken one step further with Kaufman Center's Special Music School Chorus taking part in this multi-movement work exploring extended composition in an improvisational setting.
Joel has also made a very special set of arrangements of the music of Paul Motian that will also feature Oliver’s inimitable sax artistry along with guitarist Liberty Ellman and an all-star cast of string greats.
Oliver Lake will perform a solo piece at the beginning of each half.
Single tickets: $30 (members $20)
This concert has been partially underwritten by Chamber Music America.
EVENT ABBREVIATIONS:
AGRH = Ann Goodman Recital Hall,
KC = Kaufman Center,
LMS = Lucy Moses School
MCH = Merkin Concert Hall,
SMS = Special Music School,
YAP = Young Artist Program