Sunday, June 1, 2008

San Francisco's New Century Orchestra Plays Works of 3 Black Composers June 5-10

[George Walker: Orchestral Works; Cleveland Chamber Symphony; Edwin London, Conductor;
Albany Records 270 (1998)]

New Century Chamber Orchestra of San Francisco
June 2008, Rachel Barton Pine, guest concertmaster

Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A Major
George T. Walker: Lyric for Strings
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, Generations
Johannes Brahms: Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18

June 5 at 8pm, St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley

June 6 at 8pm, St. Marks Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto
June 8 at 5pm, Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
June 10 at 8pm, Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

"Chicago native Rachel Barton Pine has inspired audiences worldwide with her precision and intensity on the violin. In addition to her many recordings and appearances as a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Pine serves as president of the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation, an organization that provides assistance to young musicians and encourages awareness and appreciation of classical music.

"Ms. Pine’s fascinating program begins with a work by Saint-Georges, a West Indian composer and fencer..." "Fast forward into the 20th century with Lyric Suite by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker, a gorgeous piece that is reminiscent of Barber’s Adagio for Strings, followed by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 2, a work flavored with jazz and Romantic elements. Perkinson’s many credits include serving as music director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company and co-founding New York’s Symphony of the New World. The evening concludes with the richly Romantic and bittersweet String Sextet No. 1 by Brahms." [Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Coleridge-Taylor Perkins and George T. Walker are profiled at AfriClassical.com]






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