American Composers Orchestra
Presented by Carnegie Hall
Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 7:30PM
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
(881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019)
Tickets: From $43 to $51
PERFORMERS
American Composers Orchestra
George Manahan, Music Director and Conductor
Jamie Barton, Mezzo-Soprano
JIJI, Guitar
PROGRAM
Matthew Aucoin Evidence
Charles Ives Selections from 114 Songs
(World Premieres of orchestrations by Hannah Lash, Jonathan Bailey Holland, and Hilary Purrington)
.."Memories: (a) Very Pleasant (b) Rather Sad"
.."The Cage"
.."Immortality"
.."The Housatonic at Stockbridge"
.."Autumn"
Hilary Purrington Harp of Nerves for Guitar and Orchestra (World Premiere)
Celebrated Metropolitan Opera star Jamie Barton sings Ives songs newly orchestrated by some of today’s innovative American composers, including Underwood Commission winners Hilary Purrington and Hannah Lash. The program also features the world premiere of Purrington’s Harp of Nerves for Guitar and Orchestra and Matthew Aucoin’s work for chamber orchestra, Evidence.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2019/11/13/american-composers-orchestra-0730pm