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Classical music goes folk at upcoming Phoenix concert

MusicaNova opens 2024-25 season at Musical Instrument Museum

Posted 9/30/24

Opening its season at the Musical Instrument Museum, MusicaNova will present “Classical Music Goes Folk: From Copland to Tailleferre,” a concert bringing together classical compositions influenced by folk traditions from around the world.

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Classical music goes folk at upcoming Phoenix concert

MusicaNova opens 2024-25 season at Musical Instrument Museum

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Opening its season at the Musical Instrument Museum, MusicaNova will present “Classical Music Goes Folk: From Copland to Tailleferre,” a concert bringing together classical compositions influenced by folk traditions from around the world.

From Appalachia to Indonesia, France to Cuba, the orchestra will explore the use of folk inspirations in classical music. Highlights include Copland's original version of “Appalachian Spring” for 13 instruments, a new work built on Cuban rhythms, Germaine Tailleferre's use of French folk music and the Gamelan inspiration of Lou Harrison.

The concert starts at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 at MIM, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., in Phoenix.

“Classical Music Goes Folk” will feature two soloists, violinist Julian Nguyen and pianist José Salazar, who will perform Harrison's “Suite for Violin, Piano, and Small Orchestra.” Salazar is also soloist on the original version of Germaine Tailleferre's “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.” Although the version for an expanded orchestra has been performed occasionally, this is the first time since the premiere in 1924 that her original conception will be heard, and the first time ever in America.

“Classical Music Goes Folk offers an opportunity to hear how composers filtered music from cultures that were different from their own through the lens of their own experience and knowledge," Music Director Warren Cohen shared in a press release. "The inherent tension of the mixing of cultures creates hybrids of sound that are both beautiful and unique. This is music unlike any you will ever hear anywhere else.”

Tickets are $33.50 and $38.50 and are on sale at mim.org

Visit musicanovaaz.org for more information about MusicaNova Orchestra.