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Michael Stephen Brown has been hailed by the New York Times as "one of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers". Next spring, he returns to Music@Menlo with an all-star cast of musicians in a specially-curated program. The concert opens with Brown’s brand-new composition, inspired by a diverse animal kingdom and the need to protect our planet’s wildlife. The second half of the concert is a spectacular presentation of Camille Saint-Saëns’s beloved Carnival of the Animals, each movement vividly “painting” an animal in music.
PROGRAM
Michael Stephen Brown
The Magical Carnival: A Zoological Fantasy of Endangered Wonders, for Two Pianos, Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, and Strings (2025)
Camille Saint-Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals: A Zoological Fantasy for Two Pianos and Chamber Ensemble (1886)
ARTISTS
Michael Stephen Brown, Orion Weiss, pianos; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Kristin Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Anthony Manzo, bass; Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion
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Event Venue
Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Menlo-Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, CA 94027, United States
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