{"id":3979,"date":"2022-09-20T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomingtonsymphony.com\/staging\/6573\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3979"},"modified":"2022-10-15T00:24:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T04:24:57","slug":"collaboration","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomingtonsymphony.com\/staging\/6573\/event\/collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazzin’ Btown – Imagine: Collaboration – Jazz, Sax, and Sibelius"},"content":{"rendered":"
BSO and AAAMC present:
\n<\/span>Imagine: Collaboration
\n<\/strong><\/span>Sunday, October 23, 2022
\n<\/strong><\/span>Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 6pm<\/strong><\/span>Mickey Tucker’s Spiritual Collage: A Suite for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra
\n<\/em>Nkieru Okoye’s Voices Shouting Out
\n<\/em><\/span>Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto – Elson Koh, violin, 2022 BSO Youth Concerto Competition Winner
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CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR IMAGINE: COLLABORATION<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

($25 adults, $12 students, FREE ages 18 and under)<\/span><\/p>\n

OR GET A BSO SEASON PASS TO SAVE OVER 12% OFF FULL PRICE!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Indiana University\u2019s Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC)<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> (BSO) are making musical history. In 1978, African American jazz pianist and composer Mickey Tucker received the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant to compose what he calls his magnum opus, Spiritual Collage: A Suite for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra<\/em>. Inspired by the Negro spiritual, \u201cI\u2019ve Just Come from the Fountain,\u201d this work was written for a seventy-piece orchestra innovatively merging classical and jazz musical traditions. While the NEA grant supported composition and part printing processes, it unfortunately did not fund a culminating performance. As a result, Tucker stored this masterpiece in his home for forty-plus years, where it would seemingly never be heard by anyone. Speaking with AAAMC Director Dr. Tyron Cooper, the eighty-one-year-old composer lamented, \u201cI don\u2019t think I will ever hear this piece performed in my lifetime.\u201d In 2021, Tucker and his wife Sheila donated the only hand-written copy of Spiritual Collage, along with numerous original musical scores, manuscripts, photos, letters, audio and video recordings and other materials, establishing the Mickey Tucker collection at AAAMC. Then, Cooper in collaboration with the BSO\u2019s Artistic Director and Conductor Alejandro G\u00f3mez Guill\u00e9n, formed a partnership between their respective organizations to normalize musical works by Black composers in Bloomington Symphony Orchestra\u2019s concert seasons, where recently BSO has presented the Indiana premiere of Florence Price’s Symphony no. 4, and Dawn Norfleet’s Seed. In keeping with this vision, the BSO will present the world premiere of Tucker\u2019s Spiritual Collage at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on Sunday, October 23rd at 6pm EDT. <\/span><\/p>\n

Joining the BSO is a lineup of internationally acclaimed jazz greats including pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Avery Sharpe, drummer Ronnie Burrage with saxophonists Gary Bartz, Greg Osby, Carol Sudhalter, and Indianapolis native Rob Dixon. The audience will have an opportunity to meet Mickey and Sheila, as they both join via live stream from their home in Australia. This live performance will be recorded for the award-winning documentary series AAAMC Speaks, which brings AAAMC collections alive through episodes highlighting performers, scholars and industry executives who intersect with the archives\u2019 holdings. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Tucker\u2019s piece, other works and artists will be showcased, such as Voices Shouting Out by African American composer Okoye Nkeiru, and the BSO 2022 Youth Concerto Competition winner, Elson Koh, performing Jean Sibelius\u2019s Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47. This concert is co-sponsored by IU\u2019s Office of the Provost, the City of Bloomington, the Indiana Arts Commission, IU\u2019s Platform Arts and Humanities Laboratory, and IU\u2019s College Arts and Humanities Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Buy your Collaboration tickets here.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Individual concerts:<\/span><\/div>\n
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Adult: $25<\/span><\/div>\n
Student w\/ID $12<\/span><\/div>\n
Children 18 and under: Free<\/span><\/div>\n
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Or get all 4 BSO season tickets now!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Also join us for \u201cEngage the Artists\u201d (Saturday, October 22, 2022\u2014FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, 6pm)<\/strong>
\nFREE, Space Limited. RSVP here.<\/a> Reservations appreciated by not required<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

On Saturday, October 22 (6pm-8:30pm) at Bloomington\u2019s FAR Center, the Bloomington community will have an opportunity to \u201cmeet the artists.\u201d Moderated by the Director of Indiana University\u2019s Archives of African American Music and Culture Dr. Tyron Cooper, nationally and internationally acclaimed jazz musicians Greg Osby, Cyrus Chestnut, Gary Bartz, Ronnie Burrage, Carol Sudhalter, Avery G. Sharpe, and Rob Dixon will discuss their backgrounds and careers, provide a brief masterclass, and enjoy a community jam session. This event will be FREE and open to the public (space is limited). Musicians who would like to participate in the masterclass and\/or jam session will be able to sign up at the door, which opens at 5:30pm. This event is co-sponsored by IU\u2019s Office of the Provost, FAR Center, and the City of Bloomington.<\/p>\n

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\nJazzin\u2019 B-Town: Discovery Through Music<\/em><\/strong> is the umbrella concept for events on October 22nd and 23rd dedicated to fostering meaningful exchange between jazz and classical music traditions as well as Indiana University Bloomington and broader community artists. The above two events will be offered in line with this significant initiative, which stems from a recent partnership between IU\u2019s Archives of African American Music and Culture and the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. For more information contact aaamc@indiana.edu or bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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