President Nixon goes to China 鈥� and diplomacy becomes a foxtrot. George Gershwin scales the pinnacles of jazz-age Manhattan, in the ultimate skyscraper concerto. Valerie Coleman finds that unity has African roots, and Samuel Barber grapples with European tradition, in a symphony written at storm force.
America has many musical voices, and in her debut concert with the 蜜芽传媒 SO Gemma New has conceived a concert that鈥檚 as diverse and as generous as the American dream itself - ranging from the UK premiere of Valerie Coleman鈥檚 exuberant 鈥淎nthem of Unity鈥� to 20th century classics by Adams and Barber. And to top it all, there鈥檚 another 蜜芽传媒 SO debut, as the 鈥渟tunning鈥� (Washington Classical Review) Lise de la Salle plays Gershwin鈥檚 gloriously tuneful concerto: expect fireworks worthy of the Fourth of July.
