Vänskä Conducts The Planets
About This Concert:
Drawing on cosmic, Cubist and cultural influences, this concert is both nuanced and mesmerizing, featuring work by the gifted Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom, as well as John Adams and the ever-inspiring Gustav Holst.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Michael Collins, clarinet
- Women of the Minnesota Chorale
*ROUSTOM
Ramal
*ADAMS
Gnarly Buttons for Clarinet and Small Orchestra
HOLST
The Planets
Fun Facts:
- Roustom’s Ramal, commissioned by Daniel Barenboim for the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, was described by The New York Times as “propulsive, colorful and [an] immediately appealing creation.”
- The Guardian praises Ramal as “arrestingly quirky and postmodern…music with lots of personality” and the Chicago Tribune has described Roustom as “a gifted and accomplished artist…one of the most prominent active Arab-American composers.”
- Composer John Adams says the title of his work refers both to the “gnarly buttons” on trees, and the keys on a clarinet.
- A fan of astrology, Holst based the narrative of The Planets in astrology, not astronomy, with each movement evoking the mythological characteristics of various planets.
- Award-winning composer John Williams used rhythms and harmonies from the Mars movement as an inspiration for the soundtrack of Star Wars.
*This work is part of Minnesota Orchestra’s season-long exploration and celebration of American music. Learn more about our American Expressions festival in January 2019.
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About This Concert:
Drawing on cosmic, Cubist and cultural influences, this concert is both nuanced and mesmerizing, featuring work by the gifted Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom, as well as John Adams and the ever-inspiring Gustav Holst.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Michael Collins, clarinet
- Women of the Minnesota Chorale
*ROUSTOM
Ramal
*ADAMS
Gnarly Buttons for Clarinet and Small Orchestra
HOLST
The Planets
Fun Facts:
- Roustom’s Ramal, commissioned by Daniel Barenboim for the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, was described by The New York Times as “propulsive, colorful and [an] immediately appealing creation.”
- The Guardian praises Ramal as “arrestingly quirky and postmodern…music with lots of personality” and the Chicago Tribune has described Roustom as “a gifted and accomplished artist…one of the most prominent active Arab-American composers.”
- Composer John Adams says the title of his work refers both to the “gnarly buttons” on trees, and the keys on a clarinet.
- A fan of astrology, Holst based the narrative of The Planets in astrology, not astronomy, with each movement evoking the mythological characteristics of various planets.
- Award-winning composer John Williams used rhythms and harmonies from the Mars movement as an inspiration for the soundtrack of Star Wars.
*This work is part of Minnesota Orchestra’s season-long exploration and celebration of American music. Learn more about our American Expressions festival in January 2019.
Accessibility