Fireworks frolics, waltzes, swings, bounces, and rocks through of 700 years of party music from around the world
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Johann Strauss : Thunder and Lightning Anonymous (14th Century) : Istampita Palamento Franz Josef Haydn : Minuet from Quartet No. 62 in D Minor ("Fifths") AFX : Analogue Bubblebath Duke Ellington : Don't Get Around Much Anymore New Order: Blue Monday The Bee Gees : Stayin' Alive Traditional/David Byrne : Ngoma/I Zimbra Astor Piazzolla : Libertango/Tres Minutos con la Realidad R.D. Burman : Tum Kitne Din Baad Mile Traditional (Norway) : Norwegian Folk Music Suite Sapo Perapaskero : Turceasca Aaron Copland : Hoe-Down |
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NONE OF THE ABOVE: THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
Fireworks celebrates the iconoclast's daring music for "classical ensembles" and challenging instrumental rock |
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The Black Page T'Mershi Duween Dog/Meat Big Swifty Peaches en Regalia King Kong The Purple Lagoon/Approximate G-Spot Tornado |
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THE RITE OF SPRING
Stravinsky's groundbreaking 20th-century classic returns to its Pagan roots in this stunning, rock-inspired version |
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The centerpiece of Fireworks' repertoire, the group's daring conductorless performance of the work continues to wow audiences everywhere and remains the ensemble's most-requested and most popular work. Writing about a recent performance in Hartford, composer and critic Robert Carl said "This simply has to be heard to be believed; the music sounds completely contemporary in this orchestration, and one hears things one never has before. It's a gamble that triumphs." Fireworks can present the work by itself or in combination with other pieces from its repertoire. |
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DAVID DEL TREDICI: "A FIELD MANUAL"
A thrilling new work commissioned by Fireworks from one of America's most beloved and exciting composers |
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"A Field Manual," 40-minute setting of five of New York poet Edward Field’s most ebullient, funny and sexy poems pushes the boundaries of the Del Tredici's tonal, expressive style into fresh territory to create a startling synthesis of lush romantic tonality and gritty, rock-influenced vitality. Fireworks is joined by maestro Del Tredici as conductor, baritone Chris Pedro Trakas, and soprano Melissa Fogarty to present this stunning new contribution to the contemporary music literature by the "father of Neo-Romanticism." Fireworks can present the work by itself or in combination with other pieces from its repertoire.
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