Annenberg Center Live Presents The Chamber Orchestra Of Philadelphia in BEYOND BEBOP

Annenberg Center Live presents its orchestra-in-residence, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's in Beyond Bebop: Jazz, Classical and the Third Stream, a unique, interactive concert experience that provides a deeper look into multifaceted dialogue between jazz and classical music and a genre-blurring exploration into new worlds of improvisation. Members of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia will play in the round, and host Bob Craig, WRTI Jazz Host, will provide background and insight on each work, lead conversations with the musicians between pieces, and conclude the concert with a casual audience Q & A. The eclectic program Includes three world premieres, two by Music Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Dirk Brossé, and one by Adam Vidiksis, assistant professor of music technology and composition at Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance, who also performs on the piece.

Program:

Brossé - Tango Tout Court for Clarinet, Violin, and Cello (World Premiere)

Brossé - Three Cadenzas (from The Circle of Nature) for Clarinet and Cello (World Premiere)

Ravel - Sonata for Violin and Cello, Op. 2, No. 1 (1920-22) (in memory of Claude Debussy)
Schuller - Densities I for Clarinet, Vibraphone, Contrabass, and Harp
Vidiksis - Murmurations for Clarinet, Violin, and Cello, with Improvised Electronics (World Premiere)

Schnyder - East for Violin, Cello, Contrabass, and Harp
Schnyder - Haendel in Harlem for Clarinet , Violin, and Cello

Musicians:

Glenn Fischbach, cello; Doris Hall-Gulati, clarinet; Meichen Liao-Barnes, violin; Dan McDougal, bass; Harvey Price, percussion; Andre Tarantiles, harp; Adam Vidiksis, electronics.
Tickets to the Wednesday, January 31, 7:30 PM performance are available at AnnenbergCenter.org or 215.898.3900.

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' 2017-18 season, the first under the leadership of Executive and Artistic Director Christopher A. Gruits, features a return to a full dance series of six dance ensembles; premiere theatrical productions; musical artists from diverse genres including jazz, world music, classical and hip-hop; a three-week Cuba Festival, and family and holiday programming. Four world premieres and nine Philadelphia premieres will take place on the Annenberg Center's stages and six artists or companies will make their Philadelphia debuts. The Annenberg Center launches its inaugural artist residency with renowned choreographer Mark Morris and a new residency partnership with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts serves as a major cultural destination and crossroads connecting Penn and the greater Philadelphia region through innovative human expression in theatre, music, dance, and film, serving an annual audience of almost 50,000. The Annenberg Center also serves as a key resource for the arts at Penn, connecting master artists with Penn students in support of and as an enhancement to the arts curriculum. Student performing arts groups are also key users of the Annenberg Center's multiple performance and rehearsal spaces, while also staffing many operational roles throughout the academic year. In reflection of Penn's core values as a world-respected academic institution, the Annenberg Center emphasizes artistic and intellectual excellence, diversity, and rigor in its presentations; prioritizes broad inclusiveness in the artists, audiences, and groups it serves; manages outstanding performance, conference, and meeting facilities; and stresses comprehensive event planning, production support, and customer service. The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a major provider of performing arts access for school children and actively engages a broad range of primary, secondary, and post-secondary student audiences and inclusive constituencies from the campus, community, and greater Philadelphia region.

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