NY Phil presents Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora

New York Philharmonic
Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, United States
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$39-$134

Carlos Simon — Four Black American Dances
Nathalie Joachim — Had To Be (NY premiere)
David N. Baker — Kosbro
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous"

Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances pays homage to the wide range of Black American dance traditions while Nathalie Joachim's newly-penned cello concerto written for Seth Parker Woods honors the transformation of African fashion. Driving rhythms of David Baker's Kosbro are followed by William Grant Still's "Autochthonous" Symphony, which portrays, in his words, "the fusion of musical cultures in North America." Thomas Wilkins conducts. 

Performances on Oct. 17 & 18.

About New York Philharmonic

https://nyphil.org/

About Seth Parker Woods, cello

https://sethparkerwoods.com/

About Thomas Wilkins, conductor

https://music.indiana.edu/faculty/current/wilkins-thomas.html

Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center

10 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
United States

https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/david-geffen-hall/s/Wu%20Tsai%20Theater

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