Minnesota Orchestra to Perform New Works From Judd Greenstein, Nico Muhly & More, 3/29
By: Kelsey Denette
New Amsterdam Records founders, label mates, and special guests from the Minnesota Orchestra will perform new works by Judd Greenstein, Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli, William Brittelle, and more on Thursday, March 29 at Bryant Lake Bowl Theater. Violist extraordinaire Nadia Sirota and will be joined by pianist Michael Mizrahi, composer William Brittelle (piano, electronics, vocals), and a string quartet consisting of MN Orchestra musicians Peter McGuire and Kenneth Freed (violins), Sam Bergman (viola), and Eugena Chang (cello).
“We’re very excited to be in town supporting Judd’s tremendous premiere,” said Brittelle referring to Greenstein’s Minnesota Orchestra commission (details below) “and look forward to the opportunity to share other sides of the New Amsterdam world with the audience. We’re especially excited to be partnering with Kate Nordstrum Projects, an organization that shares our mission for presenting visceral, compelling, and accessible art music.”Selected by the Minnesota Orchestra to participate in the Orchestra’s first-ever Musical MicroCommission, composer Judd Greenstein will premiere Acadia for full orchestra March 30 & 31 at Orchestra Hall. Hundreds of “micro” donations commissioned the new composition by Greenstein, whose premiere will be the culminating event of the Minnesota Orchestra’s 2011-12 Inside the Classics season.Thursday’s concert at Bryant Lake Bowl, presented by Kate Nordstrum Projects, will showcase another side of Greenstein’s repertoire, along with a set of Minnesota premieres, and the world premiere of Brittelle’s Psychedelics 1.For tickets and more information, visit minnesotaorchestra.org or call the Box Office at 612.371.5656.
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