Anne Akiko Meyers with Gene Pritsker’s Sound Liberation: Animals Carnaval
GRAMMY Award–winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins composer Gene Pritsker and his boldly eclectic ensemble Sound Liberation for an evening of genre-defying music presented by Composers Concordance. The program is highlighted by the New York premiere of Pritsker’s Animals Carnaval. Commissioned by Meyers, Animals Carnaval is a reimagining of Camille Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the Animals, infused with the rhythmic vitality and harmonic richness of Brazilian musical traditions, including samba, bossa nova, and choro. The work offers a fresh perspective on a beloved classic, blending classical form with the celebratory spirit of Carnaval. The program also features Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2, arranged by the composer for Anne Akiko Meyers and performed by Meyers alongside pianist Geoffrey Burleson; a new R&B work by Gene Pritsker featuring vocalist Amira B.; and a newly arranged version of Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Song of the Black Swan for Meyers and Sound Liberation.
Sound Liberation is comprised of Franz Hackl (trumpet), Gene Pritsker (guitar/rap), Amira B. (voice), Zakiah Modeste (Sista Zock) (poetry/voice), Geoffrey Burleson (piano), Moppa Elliott (bass), and Damien Bassman (drums).
Photo credit: Nico Nordstrom, Salem Kreiger
Venue Joe's Pub
Runtime 75 minutes
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Pricing
Tickets are $30 (inclusive of advance phone/web service fee; door price).
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Doors Open
5:30PM
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