THE MUSIC OF BRYCE DESSNER — SOLD OUT

Co-presented with the Walker Art Center.
New music by Dessner including Lachrimae and Tenebre for chamber orchestra (Minneapolis Music Company featuring musicians of the SPCO) conducted by Mischa Santora; selections from Richard Reed Parry’s Music for Heart and Breath; string quartets by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw; music from the band Little Scream, and the Minnesota debut of Parry’s new band Quiet River of Dust, which includes Laurel Sprengelmeyer (Little Scream) and Stefan Schneider (Bell Orchestre).
Dessner: Lachrimae
Reed Parry: Interruptions
Reed Parry: Quartet
Shaw: By and By
Shaw: Entr'acte
Quiet River of Dust
Dessner: Tenebre
An evening of special guests and new compositions including the resounding Music for Wood and Strings for Sō Percussion; solo trombone and electronics by Ben Lanz (Beirut, The National); solo work by Buke & Gase; new collaborative work by Buke & Gase and Sō Percussion; a mesmerizing piece for solo violin and voice by Caroline Shaw; and a fascinating assortment of invented instruments.
Dessner: Solo guitar
Lanz: Solo trombone and electronics
Buke & Gase and So Percussion: New collaborative work (6 movement suite)
Shaw: Solo violin and voice
Dessner: Music for Wood and Strings
Read more about this upcoming performance in an interview with collaborators Buke & Gase on the Walker Art Center blog.
Bryce Dessner / SŌ Percussion / Richard Reed Parry / Ben Lanz / Caroline Shaw / Minneapolis Music Company / Little Scream
This event is part of a boundary-defying new concert series presented by The SPCO. Learn more and buy this event as part of the Liquid Music Series.
Top row: Caroline Shaw, Ben Lanz, Richard Reed Parry
Bottom row: SŌ Percussion
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