Michele Brangwen Dance & Music Ensemble Creatures Of Sound at MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center

Creatures Of Sound is a new work that tributes the composer and trumpeter Don Cherry featuring music by GRAMMY nominated trumpeter & composer Tim Hagans, choreography by Michele Brangwen, and music & movement created spontaneously in the moment by all performers. Don Cherry was interested in the relationship of music to the human spirit, and how music could be a force and a presence in our daily lives. Join us for an original and magical exploration and celebration of what connects us to each other and the universe. Performed by Adam Castañeda, Meredith Fages, Cristian Laverde König, Lindsey McGill and Michele Brangwen, dancers; Tim Hagans, pocket trumpet; Angela Wang, voice; Warren Sneed, saxophone; Thomas Helton, bass; Sam Knight, drums. Lighting Design by Kris Phelps. ...

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Creatures Of Sound is a new work that tributes the composer and trumpeter Don Cherry featuring music by GRAMMY nominated trumpeter & composer Tim Hagans, choreography by Michele Brangwen, and music & movement created spontaneously in the moment by all performers. Don Cherry was interested in the relationship of music to the human spirit, and how music could be a force and a presence in our daily lives. Join us for an original and magical exploration and celebration of what connects us to each other and the universe. Performed by Adam Castañeda, Meredith Fages, Cristian Laverde König, Lindsey McGill and Michele Brangwen, dancers; Tim Hagans, pocket trumpet; Angela Wang, voice; Warren Sneed, saxophone; Thomas Helton, bass; Sam Knight, drums. Lighting Design by Kris Phelps.

The program will also include music by Don Cherry performed by Tim Hagans, trumpet & pocket trumpet; Angela Wang, voice & keyboard; Thomas Helton, bass; Sam Knight, drums, and a special guest Warren Sneed, saxophone. The evening will conclude with the Michele Brangwen Dance & Music Ensemble’s wild and ecstatic “Unending,”a work inspired by the music of John Coltrane, with choreography by Michele Brangwen, music by Tim Hagans, and movement and music created in the moment by all performers.

The commission of Creatures Of Sound is made possible in part by funding from Catherine Gordon, Rufus & Doris Reid & Joyce M. Freeman. Additional support for these performances was provided by the Cullen Trust for The Performing Arts, the Texas Commission On The Arts & the City Of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. Photos by Pin Lim.

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