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Pat Metheny and the American Beat
https://philorch.org/concert/pat-metheny-and-american-beat?date=2017-03-30_20-00#/
Thursday Mar. 30 8:00 pm
Bramwell Tovey -Conductor
Ricardo Morales -Clarinet
Christopher Deviney -Vibraphone
She-e Wu -Marimba
Michael Jones -Tenor
Daniel Schwartz -Tenor
PROGRAM
Bernstein -Prelude Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble
Metheny -Duo Concerto for Vibraphone and Marimba
INTERMISSION –
Dvork -Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 (From the New World)
Thursday March 30 2017
Principal Percussion Christopher Deviney calls 20-time Grammy winner Pat Metheny and his composing partner Lyle Mays the most important duo to come along since George and Ira Gershwin. Deviney has orchestrated three Metheny jazz tunes into an all-new percussion concerto starring She-e Wu on marimba and himself on vibraphone. To have a solo is a dream come true but to then premiere it with The Philadelphia Orchestramy own orchestrais beyond what I ever thought would happen he says. Audience favorite conductor Bramwell Tovey brings his impresarios touch to a clever program that combines the world premiere with Dvorks lofty final symphonyFrom the New World indeed as it was written in New York Cityand Bernsteins jazz-infused Prelude Fugue and Riffs a jazz-hall style work for clarinet and orchestra premiered by Benny Goodman.