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134. 5.8K views 3 years ago. Black American composer Michael Abels was born in Arizona in 1962 and grew up on a farm in South Dakota. His compositions include award-winning scores to the films...
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- New England Conservatory
Sep 10, 2019 · Delights & Dances, the Chicago Sinfonietta’s first recording with its new music director, award-winning conductor Mei-Ann Chen, does what this singular ensemble does best: it captivates listeners of all ages and diverse ethnic backgrounds through irresistible music and superb musicianship.
85 subscribers. Subscribed. 165. 12K views 13 years ago. Premiere of Michael Abels' "Delights & Dances", Feb 11, 2007, Symphony Hall, Detroit Michigan, performed by the Sphinx Symphony...
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The album takes its title from Michael Abels’ witty, soulful, and infectiously rhythmic Delights & Dances, which receives its world premiere recording. The greatly admired contemporary African-American composer wrote the work for the Harlem Quartet, an ensemble of first-place laureates of the Sphinx Competition for outstanding young black and ...
ROCO’s In Concert series, showcasing the full 40-piece orchestra, opened on September 25 with “Bursting at the Seams” at The Church of St. John the Divine, a...
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It opens with Michael Abels’ “Delights & Dances”, with echoes of Copland, jazz and bluegrass, before Benjamin Lees’ “Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra” takes the mood to a darker, more brooding place, its rhythmic pulses unsettling rather than uplifting.
New England Conservatory. · February 8, 2021 ·. Follow. For this week's #MusicMonday, NEC Philharmonia, conducted by Hugh Wolff, perform Michael Abels' "Delights and Dances" for string quartet and string orchestra. Filled with blues, bluegrass, and Latin dance elements, it’s a brilliant showcase for the string quartet and, as its title ...
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