James Newton
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Honoring educator, flutist, and composer Dr. James Newton April 22, 2018.
UCLA
Six of Newton’s original compositions, including two world premieres, offer a glimpse into his evolution as a composer
he UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
presents a tribute concert to honor award-winning composer James Newton,
a distinguished professor and interim director of jazz studies at UCLA.
Newton has written more than 300 compositions during the course of
his illustrious career. Performed worldwide from Carnegie Hall to the
Berlin National Gallery, Newton’s work encompasses chamber, symphonic,
jazz, world and electronic music genres, as well as compositions for
ballet and modern dance.
The “Amazing Grace: James Newton at 65” concert, which is free, will
be held on Sunday, April 22, at 6 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall and features
the Southeast Symphony,
the longest continuously performing primarily African-American
orchestra in the world, conducted by Anthony Parnther. Soprano Holly
Sedillos, Grammy Award-winning UCLA pianist Gloria Cheng, bassist Eric
Shetzen, horn soloist Dylan Skye Hart, and the Lyris Quartet round out
the roster.
“If there are recurrent themes in the concert, they will first and
foremost reflect my faith, which infuses my artistic life as a composer
of sacred music,” said Newton, who is also an internationally acclaimed
flute virtuoso. “Another theme, which draws from the first, is broad
inspiration from my African-American cultural roots, and the impact of
my being a touring musician and composer for more than 30 years.”
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