Schnyderfest: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra
The Swiss-American composer Daniel Schnyder is a master of stylistic fusion; his influences range from Bach and the demonic Schubert to Kurt Weill and Duke Ellington.
He is most recently the composer of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, premiered by Opera Philadelphia and acclaimed in the New York Times (“a pulsing, jazz-infused score”) and Philadelphia Inquirer (“a great piece”) en route to this summer’s Lincoln Center Festival.
Program
Part one: Trans-atlantic
- Schnyder: Alladin: Tales from Another Time (2002)
- Schnyder: Worlds Beyond (1999)
- Schnyder: Blues for Schubert (1999)
- Schnyder/Kurt Weill: Zuhaelterballade from Threepenny Opera
- Schnyder/Gershwin: The Half of it Deary Blues
- Schnyder: Trio for soprano saxophone, bass trombone, and piano (1996)
- Schnyder/Robert Stolz: Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt
- Schnyder/Gershwin: Let Them Eat Cake
- Schnyder/Beethoven: Around the World (seid umschlungen Millionen) — American premiere (2006)
Part two: Trans-pacific
- Min Xiao-fen: Adaptations of Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, etc. for solo pipa
- Schnyder: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra (2016) – world-premiere performance; PCE commission
Artists
- Min Xiao-fen – pipa
- David Taylor – bass trombone
- Daniel Schnyder – saxophone
- Matt Herskowitz – piano
- PostClassical Ensemble, conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez
Practical information
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