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Guest conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados makes her Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut with a delightful mélange of music from the Americas. Classical meets jazz in George Gershwin’s irresistible mashup Rhapsody in Blue. Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari taps into folk music from the Huichol people, and the ASO presents the world-premiere of To See the Sky by Atlanta’s own Joel Thompson, an Emmy-winning composer working at the intersection of art and social justice. The concert includes a musical travelogue by Gabriela Lena Frank and the snappy Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Márquez. French pianist Cédric Tiberghien makes his ASO debut.Joel Thompson's To See the Sky is co-commissioned by the American Composers Forum, New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director).
American Composers Forum support is made possible by The Thelma E. Hunter Fund in honor of the 100th anniversary of her birth.
Program:
Gabriela Ortiz: Kauyumari
Joel Thompson: To See the Sky
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Gabriela Lena Frank: Walkabout: Concerto for Orchestra
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA, United States, Georgia 30309
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