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Beyond Bebop: Jazz, Classical and the Third Stream

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

January 31, 2018
Harold Prince Theatre
PLA Presents
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World Premiere // Orchestra-in-Residence

A unique chamber music experience! Get a drink, grab a seat up close and settle in for an interactive performance as members of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia play in the round. Host Bob Craig, WRTI Jazz Host, will provide background and insight on each work and lead conversations with the musicians between pieces. The performance concludes with a casual audience Q&A.

Program: Beyond Bebop: Jazz, Classical and the Third Stream
A deeper look into rich, fruitful, multifaceted dialogue between jazz and classical music and a genre-blurring exploration into new worlds of improvisation.

Dirk Brossé - Tango Tout Court for Clarinet, Violin, and Cello*
Dirk Brossé - Three Cadenzas (from The Circle of Nature) for Clarinet and Cello*
Maurice Ravel - Sonata for Violin and Cello, Op. 2, No. 1 (1920-22) (in memory of Claude Debussy)
Gunther Schuller - Densities I for Clarinet, Vibraphone, Contrabass, and Harp
Adam Vidiksis - Murmurations for Clarinet, Violin, and Cello*
Daniel Schnyder - East for Violin, Cello, Contrabass, and Harp
Daniel Schnyder - Haendel in Harlem for Clarinet , Violin, and Cello

*World Premiere

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Photo credit: Courtesy The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia