Louis Kahn 120: World Premiere of Maria Faust's MO(NU)MENT

Celebrated Estonian-born jazz musician Maria Faust pays tribute to her fellow Saaremaa islander Louis Kahn, designer of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park. The concert is acoustic and site-specific, created specifically for this architectural site. Part of the series of events celebrating 120th birthday of Estonian-born architect, the event presents a world premiere of Faust’s new piece MO(NU)MENT dedicated to Kahn, with New York-based guest artists Peter Evans on trumpet, Sam Kulik on trombone, and Dan Peck on tuba. More info: www.louiskahn.org/archtober

Co-presented by Estonian Ministry of Culture and Four Freedoms Park Conservancy.

FOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY (FFPC), the nonprofit that programs Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, has generously incorporated this production as part of their yearly public programming schedule. FFPC's mission is to produce and welcome public programming that aligns and supports the mission to encourage discourse around the Four Freedoms: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear.

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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MARIA FAUST (b1979) is an Estonian alto saxophonist and composer currently living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Charismatic and eccentric, Maria Faust is one of the most successful Estonian jazz musicians of all time and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and honors including multiple Danish and Estonian Music Awards (Grammys).

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