Last Dance
Schedule
Fri Nov 08 2024 at 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall | Boston, MA
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Featuring Students from New England Conservatory performing side by side with the Criers, “Last Dance” draws on styles from across the globe to deliver a rhythmic assortment of dance-inspired classical compositions.Musical Program
Osvaldo Golijov | Last Round
Trevor Weston | Juba for Strings
Dinuk Wijeratne | Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems, arr. Wijeratne
George Enescu | Octet for Strings in C major, Op.7; arr. Popper-Keizer
Curated by Crier Jae Cosmos Lee
Drawing on styles from across the globe, Last Dance delivers a rhythmic assortment of dance-inspired classical compositions. Feel the groove of Golijov’s Last Round, written as an homage to tango legend Astor Piazzolla; Weston’s Juba for Strings, celebrating the music and dance birthed from the African diaspora; Wijeratne’s contemporary/classical mashup Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems, sampling Schubert’s Death and the Maiden; and Enescu’s lush and exuberant Octet for Strings, completed when he was just 19. You might just dance right out of your seat.
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Where is it happening?
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA 02115-4602, United States,Boston, MassachusettsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
