PROGRAM

BACH: Keyboard Concerto in A Major
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra
TEDDY ABRAMS: Overture to The Greatest
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring

Teddy Abrams, conductor

Awadagin Pratt, piano

PROGRAM

BACH: Keyboard Concerto in A Major
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra
TEDDY ABRAMS: Overture to The Greatest
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring

Teddy Abrams, conductor

Awadagin Pratt, piano

Four Quartets | Friday, November, 17, 2023

Jordan Hall (Boston)
feat. Awadagin Pratt piano
Ludwig van Beethoven, Alvin Singleton, Jessie Montgomery, Paola Prestini

VALERIE COLEMAN: Seven O’clock Shout

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Piano Concerto in A, BWV 1055

JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Rounds for Piano & String Orchestra

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances

Pre-concert talk from stage by John Kendall Bailey begins at 7:05 pm

Shiyeon Sung, conductor

Awadagin Pratt, pianist

Nashville Symphony | Ruth Reinhardt, conductor | Awadagin Pratt, piano 

Grażyna Bacewicz: Partita for Orchestra
J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in A Major
Jessie Montgomery: Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Ruth Reinhardt’s Nashville debut features two piano concertos composed centuries apart. At one end of the spectrum is Bach’s 1730s Keyboard Concerto in A Major, at the other is Rounds by Jesse Montgomery. Written in 2022 in close collaboration with Awadagin Pratt, The Boston Globe praised Rounds for its “narrative flair and structural clarity.” Bookending the concert are Bacewicz’s contemplative Partita for Orchestra and one of the most beloved works in the repertoire, Brahms’ First Symphony.

Nashville Symphony | Ruth Reinhardt, conductor | Awadagin Pratt, piano 

Grażyna Bacewicz: Partita for Orchestra
J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in A Major
Jessie Montgomery: Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Ruth Reinhardt’s Nashville debut features two piano concertos composed centuries apart. At one end of the spectrum is Bach’s 1730s Keyboard Concerto in A Major, at the other is Rounds by Jesse Montgomery. Written in 2022 in close collaboration with Awadagin Pratt, The Boston Globe praised Rounds for its “narrative flair and structural clarity.” Bookending the concert are Bacewicz’s contemplative Partita for Orchestra and one of the most beloved works in the repertoire, Brahms’ First Symphony.

Julian Kuerti, Conductor 

Awadagin Pratt, Piano

Experience the triumphant return of the Kalamazoo Symphony as the orchestra opens with the thrilling story of scandal and seduction in Richard Strauss’ Don Juan. Jessie Montgomery’s rhythmic piano concerto Rounds follows, performed by the award-winning pianist it was written for, Awadagin Pratt. Full of rich harmonies and breathtaking melodies, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake completes the evening with a timeless tale of young love, evil sorcery, and moonlit magic.

Anne Manson, Music Director
Karl Stobbe, Concertmaster
Crescent Arts Centre / Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
7.30pm, Wednesday, 6 September 2023

Awadagin Pratt, piano

JESSIE MONTGOMERY’S ROUNDS

J. S. BACH: Sinfonia in D major, BWV 1045
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Rounds for piano and string orchestra
J. S. BACH: Keyboard Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
J. S. BACH: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Conductor Nicholas McGegan’s sparkling performances are always Festival highlights. This mostly-Bach program features Awadagin Pratt in both a Bach keyboard concerto and Jesse Montgomery’s Rounds for piano and string orchestra, which he commissioned. Pratt has been long acclaimed for his musical insights and dynamic style. One of the crown jewels of Bach’s sacred works, Magnificat, will be performed by a stellar chorus of singers from the Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS program. This uplifting concert in the intimate setting of Harris Concert Hall is sure to delight and inspire you!