Kronos Quartet with very special guest Tanya Tagaq: Music for Change
Program:
Steve Reich: “Pendulum Music” (Canadian premiere)
Traditional: “Star-Spangled Banner” (inspired by Jimi Hendrix; arr. Stephen Prutsman & Kronos Quartet) +
Antonio Haskell: “God Shall Wipe All Tears Away” (inspired by Mahalia Jackson; arr. Jacob Garchik) (Ontario premiere) +
Stacy Garrop: Glorious Mahalia (featuring the recorded voices of Mahalia Jackson and Studs Terkel) (Canadian premiere) *
Tanya Tagaq: “Colonizer” (Remix) (arr. Tanya Tagaq & Kronos Quartet) (world premiere) +
Aruna Narayan: “Mishra Pilu” (arr. Reena Esmail) (Canadian premiere) **
Komitas: “Groung” (arr. Mary Kouyoumdjian) (featuring the recorded voice of David Barsamian) +
Abel Meeropol: “Strange Fruit” (inspired by Billie Holiday; arr. Jacob Garchik) (Ontario premiere) +
Zachary James Watkins: “Peace Be Till” (featuring the recorded voice of Dr. Clarence B. Jones) (Canadian premiere) *
* Written for Kronos
** Written for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
+ Arranged for Kronos
Estimated Concert Length: 1st half: 60 minutes - 20 minutes intermission - 2nd half: 60 minutes
DETAILS
273 Bloor Street West
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Toronto ON M5S 1W2
Canada
DATE & TIME
273 Bloor Street West
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Toronto ON M5S 1W2
Canada