When asked to describe Felipe Lara’s Double Concerto after its first rehearsal, Grammy-winning jazz vocalist and bassist Esperanza Spalding called it “magic, interdimensional space music.” Spalding’s partner in opening portals to new sound worlds is MacArthur Fellow Claire Chase, armed with both a traditional flute and her contrabass version nicknamed “Big Bertha.”
Program:
DVOŘÁK — Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
Intermission
Felipe LARA — Double Concerto (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission)
