2014 Concert Season Finale Offers World Premiere of Jazz Suite Commissioned by Wave Hill
AM New York online has singled out Wave Hill and composer/pianist Daniel Kelly’s jazz suite Rakonto Wave Hill as one of the best ways to celebrate the spring season. The April 27 concert at Wave Hill represents the world premiere of Kelly’s suite, which was commissioned by Wave Hill. Scored for piano, voice, saxophone, flute, clarinet, acoustic bass and drums, Kelly ingeniously weaves into the sound-scape of the work recordings he made during visits to the garden. These recordings include a child’s experience of nature, poetry recited by a visitor, Forest Project interns speaking about the bee hives, a dialogue about nature and urban settings, and, in a hip-hop section, a variety of bird calls.
Wave Hill is one of five New York institutions participating in the Rakonto project. Among them are Flushing Town Hall, in celebration of the ethnic diversity of that community, and the Long Island Children’s Museum, addressing the effects of Hurricane Sandy one year later.
WHEN: April 27, 2014, 2PM
WHAT: Daniel Kelly’s Rakonto Wave Hill
WHERE: Armor Hall, Wave Hill House
West 249 Street and Independence Ave, Bronx, NY 10471
TICKETS: $32 general admission, $28 senior, $18 child (7-18); $22 adult, $12 child Wave Hill Member
The Performing Arts Program at Wave Hill is made possible in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cathy and Stephen Weinroth Commissioning Fund for the Arts. Daniel Kelly’s Rakonto Wave Hill is part of the New York State Presenters Network Presenter-Artist Partnership Project, made possible through a regrant from the New York State Council of the Arts, a state agency with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The Mark Twain Illuminated dramatic reading is sponsored by The Mark Twain Foundation.
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