String Theories 2: The String Orchestra of Brooklyn & Andrew Yee
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Caroline Shaw — in manus tuas
Andrew Yee — The Light After
Andrew Norman — For Ashley
Andrew Yee — The Sea As It Is
Paul Wiancko — American Haiku
Richard Rodgers — "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'" from Oklahoma!
Andrew Yee — Moby Dick Suite
Caroline Shaw — Selected works
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti — Selected works
On the second night of their String Theories Festival, the String Orchestra of Brooklyn will welcome the cellist-composer Andrew Yee, who will present their solo cello program "Halfie", exploring their bi-racial and non-binary identity. After intermission, the orchestra will perform Yee's Moby Dick Suite, alongside works by Caroline Shaw and Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti.
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm Eastern on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.
About Andrew Yee, cello
Praised as "spellbindingly virtuosic" by Michael Kennedy of the London Telegraph, the Juilliard School trained cellist Andrew Yee is a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Attacca Quartet who have released several albums to Critical acclaim. Their newest recording of the string quartets of Caroline Shaw won a Grammy for best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble performance.
Inspired by their experience as a bi-racial and non-binary person, their solo project, Halfie, draws from their access to multiple communities at once, while simultaneously not feeling at home in any of them. Yee plays on an 1884 Eugenio Degani cello on loan from the Five Partners Foundation.
https://www.andrewyeecellist.com/About String Orchestra of Brooklyn
Founded in 2007, the String Orchestra of Brooklyn has become an integral part of New York City’s vibrant and diverse musical landscape, bringing together creative instrumentalists, composers, and like- minded organizations and ensembles to collaborate on adventurous musical projects and present them to the public at an affordable price. Now in its 16th season, the String Orchestra of Brooklyn has been praised for its admirable commitment to the music of our time by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, I Care if You Listen, The New Yorker, and more.
http://www.thesob.org/