World Premiere Weekend! A New Work by Wynton Marsalis Plus Gershwin & Ravel

Ticket Prices: $25 - $80
Venue:

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | 8:00 PM
Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | 8:00 PM
Sun, Nov 22, 2009 | 3:00 PM

A jazz-inspired tour de force not to be missed! Wynton Marsalis astounds us without playing a note in selections from his ASO-commissioned world-premiere, which the ASO will perform in its entirety at A King Celebration, January 14. Plus, Gershwin’s seminal An American in Paris, Finnish virtuoso Olli Mustonen in a Ravel classic, and prime Bernstein featuring ASO Principal Clarinet Laura Ardan.

Watch Wynton Marsalis discuss composing Blues Symphony.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3


PROGRAM

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EVANS MIRAGEAS: Audio Program Notes
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BERNSTEIN: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
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WYNTON MARSALIS: Blues Symphony (world premiere)
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RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G
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GERSHWIN: An American in Paris


FEATURED ARTISTS
Robert Spano
ASO Music Director & Conductor
Wynton Marsalis
Trumpet
Laura Ardan
Clarinet


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