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Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents The Westerlies In "taking Shape" On October 19 & 20 at Baryshnikov Arts Center
Courtesy of Leah Rankin | Posted on September 28, 2022
Where
Baryshnikov Arts Center
450 West 37th Street
New York, NY
Map
646-731-3200
When
Wed, October 19, 2022
7:30 pm
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Musicians
The Westerlies
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Deeply influenced by American folk and jazz traditions while incorporating the intimacy and precision of chamber music, The Westerlies’ brand-new program highlights the style of shape-note music—a body of work written with a notation system designed to facilitate congregational and social singing. The program includes four world premieres commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts Center, one by each of the quartet members and inspired by shape-note music, which showcase the group’s talent for improvisation while cutting new trails across the vast expanse of the American musical landscape.