Film and live performance intertwine in this multimedia work about a world on the brink of destruction.
The famous film composer conducts his own work on a program that also includes Pictures at an Exhibition.
Divisive contract negotiations between management and musicians seem to impact the performance led by guest conductor Kazuki Yamada.
Radu Paponiu takes up the baton on Nov. 24 for the first concert in an overall smartly programmed season.
Connecting Aaron Copland’s Billy the Kid with the music of Black cowboys started Downes on a journey that she’ll share in this concert.
The choreographer’s company will be responding to both space and sound in an “exploratory opera” by experimental musician Julia Edith Rigby.
