Northwest Sinfonietta Close-Up: Song & Dance
Thursday, March 31, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.),
Tacoma,
WA,
United States
Free (RSVP required)
William Grant Still
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Lyric Quartette
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2 (Overture to L'Amant anonyme) (selection)
Jessie Montgomery — Strum
Gretchen Yanover — Selected works
Luigi Boccherini — String Quintet No. 60 in C major "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" ("Night Music of the Streets of Madrid"), Op. 30, No. 6, G. 324
Aaron Copland — "At the River" from Old American Songs
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2 (Overture to L'Amant anonyme) (selection)
Jessie Montgomery — Strum
Gretchen Yanover — Selected works
Luigi Boccherini — String Quintet No. 60 in C major "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" ("Night Music of the Streets of Madrid"), Op. 30, No. 6, G. 324
Aaron Copland — "At the River" from Old American Songs
Featuring a chamber ensemble from the Northwest Sinfonietta and dancers from T.U.P.A.C. and Tacoma’s Sabor Flamenco, this program includes works by prominent Black composers William Grant Still (Lyric Quartette); Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (a movement from his second symphony); and Jessie Montgomery (Strum). Plus, a looping cello work by Gretchen Yanover, as well as Musica notturna della Strade di Madrid by Italian Classical-era composer Luigi Boccherini; and Aaron Copland’s "At the River" from his second set of American songs.
COVID-19 protocols are in place for this event. For more info, go to tacomaupac.org.