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Celebrating the Symphonic Legacy of Wayne Shorter

Orchestra Classical Concert

What’s Happening?

Clark Rundell, conductor
esperanza spalding, vocalist and bass
Leo Genovese, piano
Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Dayna Stephens, saxophone

ALL-WAYNE SHORTER PROGRAM
Forbidden, Plan-It!
Orbits
Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair
Excerpts from …(Iphigenia)
Causeways
Gaia, for jazz quartet and orchestra

This tribute concert honors the life and legacy of the great jazz innovator, composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter who passed away in March 2023. These performances feature five longtime Shorter collaborators in their BSO debuts, including the Grammy Award-winning bassist and vocalist esperanza spalding. spalding wrote the libretto for Shorter’s 2022 opera …(Iphigenia), which was premiered in Boston in 2021 and is based on the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides.

Thursday evening’s concert is supported by Tom Kuo and Alexandra DeLaite.

Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 7:30pm EDT
Sat, Mar 23, 2024, 8:00pm EDT

Clark Rundell, conductor
esperanza spalding, vocalist and bass
Leo Genovese, piano
Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Dayna Stephens, saxophone

ALL-WAYNE SHORTER PROGRAM
Forbidden, Plan-It!
Orbits
Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair
Excerpts from …(Iphigenia)
Causeways
Gaia, for jazz quartet and orchestra

This tribute concert honors the life and legacy of the great jazz innovator, composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter who passed away in March 2023. These performances feature five longtime Shorter collaborators in their BSO debuts, including the Grammy Award-winning bassist and vocalist esperanza spalding. spalding wrote the libretto for Shorter’s 2022 opera …(Iphigenia), which was premiered in Boston in 2021 and is based on the ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides.

Thursday evening’s concert is supported by Tom Kuo and Alexandra DeLaite.

Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 7:30pm EDT
Sat, Mar 23, 2024, 8:00pm EDT

More about Boston Symphony Orchestra
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When & Where
Multiple Dates
  • Mar 21, 2024, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Mar 23, 2024, 8:00pm to 9:30pm Timezone: EDT
$35.00


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