Dancing in the Garden

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The Bridge Music Collective full profile / Mixed ensemble of winds and strings / 5 musicians

Other players: T. Colton Potter, Jessica Folson, Sarah Hooton, Carlos Valdez

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Our program features dance music spanning from the early 1900’s by composers Astor Piazzolla and William Grant Still all the way to the present day. We wanted to showcase joyful music as summer approaches, and what better way to do that than welcome movement as we share music with you! The collective invites said movement, laughter, outbursts, and clapping from the audience. Come dance with us as we explore the rhythms of clave, tango, and bell patterns in this beautiful garden setting.

The Bridge Music Collective is dedicated to showcasing pieces we believe suit our unique instrumentation and the unique spaces we play in. This program features music by William Grant Still and Valerie Coleman, two Black composers. During Black Music Month and always, we believe that it is the duty of today’s musicians to bring forward music written by composers from historically underrepresented groups.

BYOB (and/or food)

Program:

Uplift - mvt I, Alex Rotundo
Selections from Duo Costea Mercurio, Astor Piazzolla
Selections from Danzas De Panama, William Grant Still

~Intermission~

Afro-Cuban Concerto, Valerie Coleman
Libertango, Astor Piazzolla

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