OAKLAND SYMPHONY PRESENTS WEST COAST PREMIERE OF “FORGIVENESS”

“The cycle of sorry and the Flattened muscle of the forgiven / The forgotten democracy and the country we leave to our children…” So begins “Forgiveness.” Words written and to be spoken by Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Music by Daniel Bernard Roumain. This Friday, the Oakland Symphony and Music Director Kedrick Armstrong present the West Coast premiere of this spoken word concerto with orchestra.

The concert begins with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra performing Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Latin American Dances” side-by-side with the Oakland Symphony. And it concludes with Mussorgsky’s virtuosic “Pictures at an Exhibition” in Maurice Ravel’s vivid orchestration, showcasing the new Armstrong/Oakland partnership inaugurated this season.

THIS FRIDAY (March 28) at 8:00pm, the Oakland Symphony and Music Director Kedrick Armstrong present “Forgiveness & Pictures at an Exhibition.” The performance is at The Paramount (2025 Broadway, Oakland).
Tickets start at just $25. Slipped Disc readers can enjoy a 15% discount on all other priced tickets with this promotional code: DISC0328.

FORGIVENESS & PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
OAKLAND SYMPHONY
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Marc Bamuthi Joseph, poet & speaker
GABRIELA LENA FRANK: Three Latin-American Dances (a side-by-side performance with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra)
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN: Forgiveness: Suite for Spoken Word & Orchestra
MODEST MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition

Info on https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/event/forgiveness-pictures-at-an-exhibition/

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