Elbphilharmonie - Ogresse at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a charismatic singer. Blessed with perfect intonation and a sensational range of vocal timbres, she already sent the Elbphilharmonie audience into raptures at concerts with smaller line-ups in 2017 and again in 2021. There can be no doubt that she’ll do that again this time round. Her arranger Darcy James Argue produces unconventional music almost non-stop as the conductor, composer and »ringleader« of his own, formidable big band »Secret Society«. And for »Ogresse«, too, he has put together a hand-picked team of musicians, and has created his own fascinating musical world to accompany McLorin Salvant’s magical songs....

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Cécile McLorin Salvant is a charismatic singer. Blessed with perfect intonation and a sensational range of vocal timbres, she already sent the Elbphilharmonie audience into raptures at concerts with smaller line-ups in 2017 and again in 2021. There can be no doubt that she’ll do that again this time round. Her arranger Darcy James Argue produces unconventional music almost non-stop as the conductor, composer and »ringleader« of his own, formidable big band »Secret Society«. And for »Ogresse«, too, he has put together a hand-picked team of musicians, and has created his own fascinating musical world to accompany McLorin Salvant’s magical songs.

PERFORMERS
Cécile McLorin Salvant vocals, composition

Darcy James Argue direction, arrangements

Alexa Tarantino saxophone, flute, clarinet

Tom Christensen saxophone, bass clarinet, oboe, cor anglais

Kirk Knuffke trumpet

Joshua Roseman trombone, tuba

Warren Wolf vibraphone, marimba

Brandon Seabrook guitar, banjo

Helen Sung piano, organ, melodica

David Wong double bass

Samuel Torres percussion

Mivos Quartet

Olivia de Prato violin
Maya Bennardo violin
Victor Lowrie Tafoya viola
Nathan Watts violoncello

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