More Information About Music of Astor Piazzola

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The New Century Chamber Orchestra nimbly rivals its larger uptown neighbor, the San Francisco Symphony, as one of the nation's leading classical ensembles. This weekend, guest conductor Aaron Jay Kernis shares the spotlight with guitarist David Tanenbaum in works by Nuevo Tango master Astor Piazzolla and two of California's most significant composers, Henry Cowell and the late Lou Harrison. Piazzolla's foray into classical form, the Concerto for Guitar, Bandoneon, and Strings, highlights a program also featuring Cowell's rarely heard Variations on Thirds for Two Violas and Strings, Harrison's Suite for Symphonic Strings, and Kernis' own jaunty guitar piece, the Concierto de Dance Hits.

About the Ticket Supplier: New Century Chamber Orchestra

The New Century Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1992, looks for fresh, exciting new ways to present classical music in the San Francisco Bay Area by combining performances of extraordinary quality with innovative programming. The music director chooses the programs and guides the artistic vision, but the seventeen members of the orchestra perform without a conductor. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment on the part of the musicians to concerts of remarkable precision, passion and power.