Dumbarton Concerts: Seth Parker Woods – Innovative & genre-bending music for solo cello

• Seth Parker Woods, cello

Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 ("IV. Sarabande")
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 ("IV. Sarabande")
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 ("IV. Sarabande")
Fredrick Gifford — Difficult Grace (for cello & electronics)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson — Selected works
Giacinto Scelsi — Selected works
Nathalie Joachim — Selected works
Monty Adkins — Selected works
Alvin Singleton — Selected works
Conrad Beck — Selected works
Carlos Simon — Selected works
Chinary Ung — Selected works

The critical accolades afforded to Seth Parker Woods are striking and illustrative. Described as a cellist of "power and grace" by The Guardian and of "prodigious technical gifts and sharp intellect" by The New York Times, Mr. Woods is a singular and powerful artist. His programming, and indeed his playing, challenge listeners to examine their aesthetic, social, and personal assumptions. His expertly curated program, "Thus Spoke Their Verse," centers around a commissioned semi-autobiographical piece, Difficult Grace, and uses moving contemporary works to reframe the classical cello canon. This "dazzlingly inventive" (Gramophone) program will leave you a more thoughtful, engaged, and inspired listener.

About Dumbarton Concerts

Phone: 1 (202) 965-2000

https://www.dumbartonconcerts.org/

About Seth Parker Woods, cello

https://sethparkerwoods.com/