Orpheus Chamber Orchestra With The Vijay Iyer Trio at Midsummer MusicFest at 92nd Street Y

One of the leading musical minds of his generation in jazz and far beyond, composer and pianist Vijay Iyer joins us with his superlative trio – drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Linda May Han Oh – and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for the New York premiere of Emergence – Iyer’s mesmerizing suite for chamber orchestra and jazz trio.

Also on the program: Paul Chihara’s artful reimaginings for strings of four classic Ellington songs, and the New York premiere of a new piece by legendary film and concert music composer and four-time Grammy nominee Danny Elfman.

Iyer: Emergence, for jazz trio and orchestra (New York premiere)...

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One of the leading musical minds of his generation in jazz and far beyond, composer and pianist Vijay Iyer joins us with his superlative trio – drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Linda May Han Oh – and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for the New York premiere of Emergence – Iyer’s mesmerizing suite for chamber orchestra and jazz trio.

Also on the program: Paul Chihara’s artful reimaginings for strings of four classic Ellington songs, and the New York premiere of a new piece by legendary film and concert music composer and four-time Grammy nominee Danny Elfman.

Iyer: Emergence, for jazz trio and orchestra (New York premiere)

Ellington/Chihara: Ellington Fantasy
I’m Beginning to See the Light
Sophisticated Lady
Take the “A” Train
Mood Indigo

Elfman: Suite for Chamber Orchestra (New York premiere)

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