Three of the most distinctive vocalists today will participate in an American Mavericks performance involving John Cage’s Song books. Jessye Norman, with her ability to project drama throughout her vocal range, will join Meredith Monk and Joan La Barbara, who never cease to amaze with their experimental and extended vocal techniques. Cowell, in his Piano Concerto, chooses to treat the piano as much as a percussive instrument as a melodic one, in characteristic Cowell fashion. Jeremy Denk performs the three movements, entitled “Polyharmony," "Tone Cluster," and... show more

Three of the most distinctive vocalists today will participate in an American Mavericks performance involving John Cage’s Song books. Jessye Norman, with her ability to project drama throughout her vocal range, will join Meredith Monk and Joan La Barbara, who never cease to amaze with their experimental and extended vocal techniques. Cowell, in his Piano Concerto, chooses to treat the piano as much as a percussive instrument as a melodic one, in characteristic Cowell fashion. Jeremy Denk performs the three movements, entitled “Polyharmony," "Tone Cluster," and "Counter Rhythm.”
Conductor/Performers
Michael Tilson Thomas
conductor
Jessye Norman
soprano
Joan La Barbara
vocalist
Meredith Monk
vocalist
Jeremy Denk
piano
San Francisco Symphony
Program
Foss
Phorion
Cowell
Piano Concerto
Cage
selections from Song books
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