Carnegie Hall Citywide: Asphalt Orchestra
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Jeffrey Brooks — Asphalt Serenade (world premiere)
Talking Heads — Once in a Lifetime (arr. Ken Thompson)
Leila Adu-Gilmore — Disco Military Budget Afterparty (world premiere)
Kendall Williams — To Jam too (world premiere)
Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Julia Wolfe caps her Carnegie Hall residency with a one-of-a-kind event in Manhattan's Bryant Park, featuring new-music marching band Asphalt Orchestra, called "part parade spectacle, part halftime show, and part cutting-edge contemporary music concert … coolly brilliant and infectious" by The New York Times. Also featuring the steel-pan artistry of Pan in Motion, the program includes world premieres by first-time Carnegie Hall–commissioned composers Leila Adu, Jeffrey Brooks, and Kendall Williams, highlighting Wolfe's longtime reputation as a champion of innovative new works.
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