NY Phil presents Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora
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- Oct 12, 2024
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New York Philharmonic
Thursday, October 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, United States
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$39-$134
Seth Parker Woods, cello
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Carlos Simon — Four Black American Dances
Nathalie Joachim — Had To Be (NY premiere)
David Baker — Kosbro
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous"
Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances pays homage to the wide range of Black American dance traditions while Nathalie Joachim's newly-penned cello concerto written for Seth Parker Woods honors the transformation of African fashion. Driving rhythms of David Baker's Kosbro are followed by William Grant Still's "Autochthonous" Symphony, which portrays, in his words, "the fusion of musical cultures in North America." Thomas Wilkins conducts.
Performances on Oct. 17 & 18.
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