Deviant Septet Perform Fully-Staged Stravinsky’s l'Histoire du Soldat May 26

The inaugural performance by Deviant Septet--a new collective of the country's foremost contemporary music players modeled after Igor Stravinsky's favored instrumentation of violin, bass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and percussion--will present an eclectic evening centered around the virtuosic piece that inspired their ensemble, Stravinsky's l'Histoire du Soldat (A Soldier's Tale), on May 26th at New York City's Greenwich Music House.

The evening will feature a fully-staged version of l'Histoire du Soldat under the stage direction of Rafael Gallegos, featuring Septet members Brad and Doug Balliett performing the parts of the Narrator and Devil (usually reserved for non-playing actors), Sean Carvajal as the Soldier and Dulce Jimenez as the Princess.

The night will also include world premieres of works commissioned by the Septet, Dutch composer Ruben Naeff's For the Deviants and Alarm Will Sound cellist/composer Stefan Freund's The Devil Dances with Tom Sawyer--a mash-up of Rush's "Tom Sawyer" and two movements from l'Histoire. An arrangement from Septet co-founder Mike Gurfield of Frank Zappa's own homage to Stravinsky's Tale, "Titties n' Beer", will also be performed.

Check out a special video teaser about Deviant Septet and the upcoming performance HERE.

Deviant Septet perform Stravinsky's l'Histoire du Soldat
Featuring World Premieres by Ruben Naeff and Stefan Freund
Thursday, May 26th at 7:30PM. $15
at Greenwich Music House School
46 Barrow Street (between Bedford and Bleecker)

http://www.deviantseptet.com/Concerts.html

Deviant Septet formed in late 2010 with a goal of creating a repertoire for and fulfilling Stravinsky's vision for his unique l'Histoire du Soldat ensemble and is the first and only chamber music ensemble of its kind. Members are: Bill Kalinkos (clarinet, co-founder) Mike Gurfield (trumpet, co-founder), Courtney Orlando (violin), Brad Balliett (bassoon), Doug Balliett (double bass), Shayna Dunkelman (percussion, xylosynth), and David Nelson (trombone). In addition to the Septet, players perform with groups such as Alarm Will Sound, Signal, International Contemporary Ensemble, The Wordless Orchestra, The National and Sufjan Stevens, and have collaborated with Dirty Projectors, Tyondai Braxton, David Byrne, John Zorn, and many more.

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