Montero offers a brilliant improvised encore, in addition to a Mozart concerto, on this program that also includes a new work by Nina Shekhar.
Two sacred works, both steeped in fascinating history, are on the bill for BCCO this June.
With a new director at the helm, the organization is looking ahead to a vibrant year of performances.
Thomas is set to premiere Fire and Blue Sky, a song cycle written for him by composer Joel Thompson and poet Imani Tolliver.
The composer’s adaptation of a 12th-century Persian poem involves many collaborators, including the SF Girls Chorus and The Living Earth Show.
