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Esprit Orchestra | CARROT REVOLUTION
April 2 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$20
Part of the Edge Of Your Seat International Festival
Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m.
Along with world premieres of two chamber orchestra works (Mermelstein & Tse), this program reprises a work with Brazilian inflections that Esprit previously commissioned from our percussionist Mark Duggan. Percussion has a strong presence on this concert with Ryan Scott performing Abe’s Michi, a marimba solo in contrast to the composer’s The Wave performed earlier in the season. A spectacular percussion duo by Trevino heightens the concert’s percussive element. Two superb string quartets, radically different from one another, highlight the styles of Smith and Rea. Gabriella Smith has a unique sensibility when it comes to naming her pieces and we have happily taken the liberty of reflecting this in the titles of three of our season’s concerts that include her music.
Featuring:
Alex Pauk Conductor
Ryan Scott Percussion
Michael Murphy Percussion
Aline Morales Vocalist
Thalea String Quartet
Program:
Gabriella Smith (US): Carrot Revolution (2015)
Keiko Abe (JPN): Michi (1979)
Mark Duggan (CA): Maracatu Imaginário** (2017)
Julia Mermelstein (CA): Floral Reef* (2024)
Roydon Tse (CA): Stepwise* (2023)
Ivan Trevino (MX): Wildlings (2014)
John Rea (CA): Objets perçus (2023)
* World premiere & Esprit Orchestra commission
** previously commissioned by Esprit
