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Item details

Date

October 23, 2016 7:00PM

Location

Bram Goldsmith Theater

Name

Harlem Quartet

Description

October 23, 2016
HARLEM QUARTET with ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN

Harlem Quartet, praised for its “panache” by The New York Times, is “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent,” says the Cincinnati Enquirer. The quartet, comprised of violinists Ilmar Gavilan and Melissa White, violist Jaime Amador and cellist Felix Umansky, will be joined by the acclaimed Cuban pianist/composer Aldo López-Gavilán in a collaboration that bridges jazz, classical and traditional Cuban music through the works of Dizzy Gillespie, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Abelardito Valdés. The program also features several original works by López-Gavilán arranged specifically for this collaboration.

PROGRAM:

ALMENDRA
Abelardo Valdes(1911-1958)
Arr. Nicky Aponte, Harlem Quartet, and Aldo López-Gavilán
A NIGHT IN TUNISIA
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie(1917-1993)
Arr. Dave Glenn, Harlem Quartet, and Aldo López-Gavilán
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
Antônio Carlos Jobim(1927-1994)
Arr. Dave Glenn, Harlem Quartet, and Aldo López-Gavilán
TAKE THE A TRAIN
Billy Strayhorn(1915-1967)
Arr. Paul Chihara, Harlem Quartet, and Aldo López-Gavilán

-intermission-

EPÍLOGO
Aldo López-Gavilán(b. 1979)
TALKING TO THE UNIVERSE
Aldo López-Gavilán
ECLIPSE
Aldo López-Gavilán
PAN CON TIMBA
Aldo López-Gavilán


THE HARLEM QUARTET: “Top-notch chops, sensitive ears and surprising guts.” - DownBeat Magazine

ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN: “Aldo López-Gavilán is not only a formidable virtuoso, but also exceeds in works that require extraordinary color and fascinating sounds. His natural talent never suffers and his original thinking as an artist assures a performance of amazing playing and individuality” - The London Times

Running Time: 90 minutes with one 15-minute intermission.

Please call Ticket Services at 310-746-4000 or send an e-mail to Tickets@thewallis.org to be placed on the wait list for this performance.