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Cabrillo Festival - Composers in Conversation Vol. 3: Wynton Marsalis and Tan Dun
Wynton Marsalis will be featured along with Tan Dun in the third episode of Cabrillo Festival’s monthly online discussion series, Composers in Conversation, which features small groups of composers and Festival Music Director/Conductor Cristian Măcelaru talking about their experiences as creators of new music. Keep reading »
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Maestro Cristian Măcelaru leads the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra in two of Marsalis’ celebrated compositions
Closing night is dedicated to American legend Wynton Marsalis, one of the most accomplished and acclaimed artists and composers of his generation. Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of contemporary American culture through his performances, recordings, compositions, educational efforts, and his visionary artistic leadership of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis’s Violin Concerto Really Sounds Like America
Born in 1961 in New Orleans, jazz and classical trumpet player, and composer, Wynton Marsalis grew up playing in churches, jazz bands, and orchestras. As WRTI’s Susan Lewis reports, his 2015 violin concerto reflects the varied musical landscape of America. Keep reading »
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Philadelphia Orchestra finds its groove in Wynton Marsalis concerto
Thursday night, in the middle of Nicola Benedetti’s playing a cadenza in a violin concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra, a man walked through the ensemble to a spot just inches from the violinist and started playing drums. Keep reading »
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How Wynton Marsalis is like Mozart - and why his concerto in Philly is for violin, not trumpet
Supposedly running 50 minutes at its 2015 London premiere, the concerto would seem to be one of the longest pieces of its kind. Now that it’s arriving for Philadelphia Orchestra concerts Thursday through Saturday at the Kimmel Center, the piece has a more Brahmsian length of 40 minutes. Rest assured, though, this concerto doesn’t sound like Brahms. Keep reading »
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Violin star Nicola Benedetti elated to do concerto by jazz great Wynton Marsalis
As one of the world’s most acclaimed young violinists, Nicola Benedetti has earned a stellar reputation for her ability to perform some of the most challenging works in classical music with flawless technical mastery and deep emotional conviction. Keep reading »