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Nu Deco Ensemble ft. Estelle
Nu Deco Ensemble returns to the Adrienne Arsht Center for an exciting evening featuring the genre-bending, Grammy-winning artist, Estelle. Blending elements of R&B, hip-hop, reggae, and soul, she continues to captivate audiences worldwide as a prominent voice in music. The program will also feature a Nu Deco original composition alongside Stravinsky’s iconic Firebird Suite, followed by a brand-new suite that re-imagines Prince’s legendary Purple Rain Album.
Since its inception in 2015, Nu Deco Ensemble has exploded onto Miami’s eclectic musical scene captivating audiences, holistically engaging with its community, and fusing innovative, genre-bending orchestral performances and collaborations with the highest levels of musical artistry. Called a "chamber orchestra for the 21st century" by The New York Times, their performances have featured artists including Wyclef Jean, Allen Stone, Macy Gray, Monsieur Periné, Jacob Collier, and Ben Folds; reimagined orchestral suites of the music of Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, The Beatles, and Aretha Franklin; symphonic masterworks from Bernstein, Stravinsky and Gershwin; and new music from some of today's most exciting living composers.
Alarm Will Sound: Sun Dogs: Filmmaker and Composer Pairings
An atmospheric phenomenon created by refracted light, a sun dog is striking proof that, when natural conditions are right, familiar elements can shift the way we see the world. This prismatic collaboration similarly allows us glimpses of another realm, bringing together inspired composer and filmmaker pairs to create short-format films presented alongside newly-created music for live orchestra. Featuring compositions by Arooj Aftab, Devonté Hynes, and more performed by the electrifying new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, this boundless exploration of image and sound imagines how stories can be told both musically and visually from equal footing.
On Blue
Composed by Rafiq Bhatia
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Naked Blue
Composed by Devonté Hynes
Directed by Mati Diop and Manon Lutanie
Rise, Again
Composed by Arooj Aftab and Daniel Wohl
Directed by Josephine Decker
Produced by Liquid Music
Rise, Again, Naked Blue and On Blue commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Foto Focus with support for new arrangements by Tim Sullivan, Dr. Thomas von Sternberg and Eve Parker.
Alarm Will Sound: Sun Dogs: Filmmaker and Composer Pairings
An atmospheric phenomenon created by refracted light, a sun dog is striking proof that, when natural conditions are right, familiar elements can shift the way we see the world. This prismatic collaboration similarly allows us glimpses of another realm, bringing together inspired composer and filmmaker pairs to create short-format films presented alongside newly-created music for live orchestra. Featuring compositions by Arooj Aftab, Devonté Hynes, and more performed by the electrifying new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, this boundless exploration of image and sound imagines how stories can be told both musically and visually from equal footing.
On Blue
Composed by Rafiq Bhatia
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Naked Blue
Composed by Devonté Hynes
Directed by Mati Diop and Manon Lutanie
Rise, Again
Composed by Arooj Aftab and Daniel Wohl
Directed by Josephine Decker
Produced by Liquid Music
Rise, Again, Naked Blue and On Blue commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Foto Focus with support for new arrangements by Tim Sullivan, Dr. Thomas von Sternberg and Eve Parker.
Alarm Will Sound: Sun Dogs: Filmmaker and Composer Pairings
An atmospheric phenomenon created by refracted light, a sun dog is striking proof that, when natural conditions are right, familiar elements can shift the way we see the world. This prismatic collaboration similarly allows us glimpses of another realm, bringing together inspired composer and filmmaker pairs to create short-format films presented alongside newly-created music for live orchestra. Featuring compositions by Arooj Aftab, Devonté Hynes, and more performed by the electrifying new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, this boundless exploration of image and sound imagines how stories can be told both musically and visually from equal footing.
On Blue
Composed by Rafiq Bhatia
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Naked Blue
Composed by Devonté Hynes
Directed by Mati Diop and Manon Lutanie
Rise, Again
Composed by Arooj Aftab and Daniel Wohl
Directed by Josephine Decker
Produced by Liquid Music
Rise, Again, Naked Blue and On Blue commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Foto Focus with support for new arrangements by Tim Sullivan, Dr. Thomas von Sternberg and Eve Parker.
Alarm Will Sound: Sun Dogs: Filmmaker and Composer Pairings
An atmospheric phenomenon created by refracted light, a sun dog is striking proof that, when natural conditions are right, familiar elements can shift the way we see the world. This prismatic collaboration similarly allows us glimpses of another realm, bringing together inspired composer and filmmaker pairs to create short-format films presented alongside newly-created music for live orchestra. Featuring compositions by Arooj Aftab, Devonté Hynes, and more performed by the electrifying new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, this boundless exploration of image and sound imagines how stories can be told both musically and visually from equal footing.
On Blue
Composed by Rafiq Bhatia
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Naked Blue
Composed by Devonté Hynes
Directed by Mati Diop and Manon Lutanie
Rise, Again
Composed by Arooj Aftab and Daniel Wohl
Directed by Josephine Decker
Produced by Liquid Music
Rise, Again, Naked Blue and On Blue commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Foto Focus with support for new arrangements by Tim Sullivan, Dr. Thomas von Sternberg and Eve Parker.
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Principal Violin II for the full Cabrillo Festival season. 2024 season overview
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival: The Creative Essence
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Wagner, Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Britten, Sinfonietta, Op. 1
Bartók, Violin Concerto No. 2, BB117, Sz. 112
Nu Deco at the Colony ft. Alfredo Rodríguez
Program:
“On the Town, Leonard Bernstein
Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, Gabriela Lena Frank
Nu Deco Original Work
Special collaboration featuring Alfredo Rodriguez
Nu Deco at the Adrienne Arsht Center ft. Durand Jones & Emily King
Program:
Mother Goose Suite, Maurice Ravel
World Premiere Orchestral Commission, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Rihanna Reimagined, Hyken/Lebos/Lopez/Matthews
Special collaboration featuring Emily King
Special collaboration featuring Durand Jones
Alarm Will Sound at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
Program
TANIA LEÓN, Toque
CHRIS P. THOMPSON, Hanabi (arr. Miles Brown; NY Premiere)
ELIJAH DANIEL SMITH, Vermilion Glare
DAMON DAVIS, Ligeia Mare: Episode 4 (arr. Ted Hearne; World Premiere)
CHRISTIAN QUIÑONES, Hasta que no pueda
BORA YOON, Casual Miracles (NY Premiere)
TEXU KIM, Līlā (NY Premiere)
TANIA LEÓN, Gran Toque (arr. John Orfe; NY Premiere)
Alarm Will Sound at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
Program
TANIA LEÓN, Toque
CHRIS P. THOMPSON, Hanabi (arr. Miles Brown; NY Premiere)
ELIJAH DANIEL SMITH, Vermilion Glare
DAMON DAVIS, Ligeia Mare: Episode 4 (arr. Ted Hearne; World Premiere)
CHRISTIAN QUIÑONES, Hasta que no pueda
BORA YOON, Casual Miracles (NY Premiere)
TEXU KIM, Līlā (NY Premiere)
TANIA LEÓN, Gran Toque (arr. John Orfe; NY Premiere)
Eighth Blackbird with University of Michigan Symphony Band
Program
Ticheli, Postcard to Meadville, PA
Etezady, Forty-Eight Colors of the Full Moon
Grainger, A Grainger Ramble: Children’s March
Irish Tune from County Derry
Shepher’s HeyTuttle, TBH (New U-M commission)
Messiaen/Miller, Apparition de l'église éternelle (Apparition of the eternal church)
Williams/Lavender, Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cuong, Vital Sines