June 2, 2015
ASO to be featured in first-time orchestra festival in Washington in ’17

The ASO and chorus will perform on March 31, joined in the week-long festival by Boulder Philharmonic (March 28), North Carolina Symphony (March 29) and the Brooklyn-based ensemble, The Knights (April 1).

A first-time collaboration of the Kennedy Center and Washington Performing Arts, the festival is intended to celebrate “the vitality, unique identity and extraordinary artistry of orchestras,” according to Thursday’s announcement.

Conducted by music director Robert Spano, the ASO and chorus will perform Christopher Theofanidis‘ “Creation/Creator,” which was given its world premiere at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall in April.

AJC classical music critic James Paulk praised the ambition of the work exploring creation and the creative process by Theofanidis, a member of the ASO’s Atlanta School of Composers. “A 75-minute semi-staged piece that straddles the territory between oratorio, opera, and music theater, it brings together a large orchestra, full chorus, singers and actors,” he noted.

Featured in the Washington performance will be soprano Jessica Rivera, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, tenor Thomas Cooley, baritone Nmon Ford and bass Evan Boyer.

-excerpted from article written by Howard Pousner for the AJC.com, 1 June 2015

 

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