Eroica Symphony: Beethoven and Revolution with Val Jeanty

Beethoven and Revolution: Beethoven’s revolutionary “Eroica” symphony was born of the social and political turbulence following the American and French Revolutions, while Boston-based composer and “Sound Chemist” Val Jeanty draws on the cultural heritage of her native Haiti to create revolutionary works of her own.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra with Christopher Wilkins, Music Director featuring:

• Val Jeanty, composer and sound chemist
• Adrian Anantawan, violin
• Damali Willingham, guest conductor

Repertoire:

• Ludwig van Beethoven's Coriolan Overture
• Beethoven's Romance No. 1 in G, Op. 40
• Occidente Jeanty's Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leur entraves
• Buyu Ambroise's Kote Moun Yo
• Val Jeanty's Faces
• Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

Other local performances of Eroica Symphony: Beethoven and Revolution:

1. Wednesday, August 20 | DCR Hatch Shell
2. Thursday, August 21 | Twelfth Baptist Church, Roxbury

Host or Publisher Boston Landmarks Orchestra