Four Spirits with Abel Selaocoe
Details
Igor Stravinsky
Dumbarton Oaks (15 min)
Marius Neset arr. Benjamin Woodgates
Birds (10 min) (World Premiere, SPCO Commission)
Chia-Hsuan Lin,
conductor
Abel Selaocoe, director and cello
Yasushi Nakamura, double bass
Bernhard Schimpelsberger, percussion
Abel Selaocoe, director and cello
Yasushi Nakamura, double bass
Bernhard Schimpelsberger, percussion
Intermission
Abel Selaocoe arr. Benjamin Woodgates
Four Spirits (39 min) (World Premiere, SPCO Commission)
About This Program
Approximate length 1:40
Abel Selaocoe’s expansive imagination knows no bounds — the SPCO’s newest Artistic Partner embraces singing, dancing, composition and improvisation equally in joyful and powerful music-making. His recent cello concerto, Four Spirits, is drawn from his South African roots and seeks to create a communal experience with the audience alongside works by two of Selaocoe’s many musical influences — Norwegian jazz instrumentalist Marius Neset and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
Abel Selaocoe’s expansive imagination knows no bounds — the SPCO’s newest Artistic Partner embraces singing, dancing, composition and improvisation equally in joyful and powerful music-making. His recent cello concerto, Four Spirits, is drawn from his South African roots and seeks to create a communal experience with the audience alongside works by two of Selaocoe’s many musical influences — Norwegian jazz instrumentalist Marius Neset and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
Saturday | Special Guest, Heart and Soul Drum Academy
Enjoy a captivating performance by Heart & Soul Drum Academy's gifted youth, an organization empowering 8 to 17-year-olds through African cultural enrichment via drumming and dance, while developing essential life skills. The Djembe drum and Pan African dance academy was founded by Master Percussionist and Community Elder, “Baba Jesse” and is located in the Rondo Neighborhood of Saint Paul, MN.
Visit www.heartandsoulmn.com
Approximate length 1:56