Marcus Roberts, piano; Rodney Jordan, bass; Jason Marsalis, drums
Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor
Deanna Tham, Conductor
Michael Abels
http://www.subitomusic.com/composers/highlights/michael-abels/
Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a Bibliography and comprehensive Works List by Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com.
Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor
Deanna Tham, Conductor
Michael Abels
http://www.subitomusic.com/composers/highlights/michael-abels/
Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a Bibliography and comprehensive Works List by Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Featuring world-renowned jazz musicians
Marcus Roberts Trio
Marcus Roberts Trio
with Chicago Sinfonietta’s Assistant Conductor
Deanna Tham
Deanna Tham
Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville,
May 12
Symphony Center, Chicago,
May 15
April 19, 2017 (Chicago, IL) –
Chicago Sinfonietta,
led by Music Director
Mei-Ann Chen, concludes its 2016-17 season by celebrating nearly a century
exploring the connection between jazz and symphony from ragtime to Broadway and beyond featuring the world-renowned
Marcus Roberts Trio and a special guest appearance from Chicago Sinfonietta’s Assistant Conductor
Deanna Tham.
The Sinfonietta performs
Rightness in the Rhythm
twice: first, in the western suburbs at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College, Naperville,
Friday, May 12 at 8 pm, and then again in its downtown Chicago home venue of Symphony Center,
Monday, May 15 at 7:30 pm.
This upbeat performance begins with ragtime pianist Scott Joplin’s
Treemonisha led by Assistant Conductor Deanna Tham.
Tham first joined Chicago Sinfonietta
last season as part of the Project Inclusion Conducting Freeman
Fellowship, a year-long program presented by the Sinfonietta that
fosters the development
of up-and-coming conductors of diverse backgrounds under the tutelage
of Maestro Mei-Ann Chen.
The concert continues with Michael Abels’ Variations on Swing Low Sweet Chariot
featuring solo performances from Chicago Sinfonietta musicians
John Floeter, Principal Bass;
Jeff Handley,
Principal Percussionist; and Matthew Lee,
Principal Trumpet. Rightness in the Rhythm follows with two widely popular Broadway hits: George Gershwin’s
An American in Paris concluding the concert’s first half followed by
Leonard Bernstein’s
On The Town: Three Dance Episodes which showcases three movements from his hit Broadway musical opening the program’s second half.
Just
as this season began with virtuosic piano performances, the second half
of the program comes full circle with a final flurry of incandescent
playing courtesy of the
Marcus Roberts Trio lead by critically-acclaimed modern composer and jazz icon Marcus Roberts. The trio closes the program with their own spin on
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue,
injected with musical improvisation, making it unique every time it’s
performed. Marcus Roberts’ improvisational style, which began when he
learned to play piano after losing his
sight at the age of five, has led to ground-breaking contributions to
jazz and the development of an entirely new approach to jazz trio
performances.
Mei-Ann Chen
said of the concert, "We’re excited to close our 2016-17 season with a
performance of upbeat, exciting
jazz works joined by the phenomenal Marcus Roberts Trio, and our
assistant conductor, Deanna Tham. We’ve been wanting to present a
jazz-focused concert and I can assure our audiences that this unique
program, in which all of us will witness live improvisation
at each performance, will be one of the most memorable. Chicago
Sinfonietta has helped many young conductors further their professional
careers - Deanna Tham, another young star in the making, will also be
making her Chicago debut in the Overture to Joplin's
opera Treemonisha. Not only is this program a wonderful way to
end a wonderful season, but the music is a great way to herald in our
30th Anniversary Season next year.”
Before the show and during intermission, audience members will have the opportunity to learn more about Chicago’s
rich jazz history, make their own instrument and take their turn playing, improvising and scatting during a live jam session.
Title: Chicago Sinfonietta presents
Rightness in the Rhythm
Dates:
Friday, May 12 at 8 p.m. at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College
Monday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall of Symphony Center
Tickets:
Single tickets range from $18-$99
for concerts at Symphony Center, $48-$60 for concerts at Wentz Concert
Hall, with special $10 pricing available for students at both concerts.
Tickets can be purchased by calling Chicago Sinfonietta at 312-284-1554
or online at
www.chicagosinfonietta.org.
Program:
JOPLIN
|
Treemonisha
featuring Guest Conductor
Deanna Tham
|
ABELS
|
Variations on Swing Low Sweet Chariot
|
GERSHWIN
|
An American in Paris
|
BERSTEIN
GERSHWIN
|
On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Rhapsody in Blue
featuring Marcus Roberts Trio
|
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Deanna Tham, guest
conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio, jazz trio
Featured Chicago Sinfonietta musicians:
John Floeter, bass; Jeff Handley, drums; Matt Lee, trumpet
About Chicago Sinfonietta
Now in its 29th
season, Chicago Sinfonietta has pushed artistic boundaries to provide
an alternative way of hearing, seeing and thinking about a symphony
orchestra and is dedicated to promoting diversity, inclusion, racial
and cultural equity in the arts.
Led by Music Director Mei-Ann Chen since
2011, each concert experience blends inventive new works with classical
masterworks, each from a diverse array of voices, to entertain,
transform and inspire. In 2016, Chicago Sinfonietta
was the proud recipient of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation’s prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective
Institutions (MACEI). This award recognizes exceptional organizations
that are key contributors in their fields. The orchestra
also received the Spirit of Innovation Award at this year’s Chicago
Innovation Awards. Learn more at
www.chicagosinfonietta.org.
Chicago
Sinfonietta is grateful to its season sponsors including Cedar
Concepts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Southwest Airlines,
Fairmont Hotel, Hotel
Arista and NBC5. Chicago Sinfonietta also thanks its BRIDGE Audience
Engagement sponsors Macy's and PWC, as well as its season media sponsors
including WXRT, Chicago and Naperville Magazines, and Chicago Reader.
About Project Inclusion
Project
Inclusion is Chicago Sinfonietta's groundbreaking mentoring program for
musicians and conductors of diverse backgrounds who are pursuing
careers as professional classical
musicians and music directors. It is designed to help eliminate the
institutional bias that is a barrier to participation for many musicians
due to factors such as ethnicity, race, and socio-economic status.
According to a study conducted by the League of
American Orchestras, Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project Inclusion Fellowship
has served more fellows than any other program of its kind in the
United States. In just nine seasons, Project Inclusion has served 50
diverse, early career musicians and conductors,
or about 42% of the total ever served by similar programs nationwide.
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