Tonight MSO’s Opus One will be rocking out with Lucero at Minglewood Hall. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Buy your tickets online, over the phone through 901-537-2525, or at the door. Tickets are $25, Students are $12.50 with an ID.
Here’s the program:
Open up the program on issuu.com if you like. Click here to view online. Click here to view the PDF.
There are a lot of really cool compositions on this Thursday’s concert with Lucero. It will include songs from Lucero’s new release Women and Work, as well as selections from albums 1372 Overton Park, Tennessee and others — all original arrangements by Jonathan Kirkscey and Sam Shoup. You’ll even get to hear contemporary music written by the Memphis Symphony musicians!
The orchestra will perform a number of incredible works – all of which were written in the 20th and 21st centuries. Kirkscey, MSO cellist, has arranged Radiohead’s Pyramid Song for strings and percussion. If you attended the MSO Opus One concert with Al Kapone back in the fall, you’ll remember Kirkscey’s world premiere of Yaman Yar. You will also hear the world premiere of our own Marshall Fine’s Black Fantasy Overture, which is based on The Stones’ Paint It Black. Marshall is a violist in the Memphis Symphony. Kenji Bunch’s String Circle draws on bluegrass idioms, which is a natural tie-in to the Symphony’s collaboration with Lucero. David Carlisle and Adrienne Park will perform David’s composition for percussion duo, Mad Cow.
Mad Cow by David Carlisle is a percussion duet that fuses influences of North Indian tabla drumming, 1960s bebop drumming, and music from Sumatra. The instrumentation is also a fusion, using the “stuff” of multiple percussion: bebop bass drum and high hat, copper pipes, ceramic bowls, Chinese cymbals and gongs, African djembe, rototoms, octabans and an orchestral bass drum. The heads of the drums are made from stretched cowhide!
Click here to listen to a sample of Mad Cow!
In case you’re interested, our VP of Artistic Engagement, Brandon Knisley, put together a youtube playlist to prepare you for the concert. Take a listen and enjoy. You can even follow us on youtube!
Now I know you don’t want to miss this concert. So give us a call at 901-537-2525 to order tickets, or buy online here. Adults are $25 and students with an ID are $12.50. You can’t buy student tickets online, so buy them over the phone or buy them at the door on Thursday.
Remember, this Thursday at Minglewood Hall, MSO’s Opus One and Lucero are going to rock your world.
In case you can’t get enough:
MSO’s Opus One series is planning for 2012-2013 season! Future artists include the North Missippi Allstars and Hope Clayburn! Check back for more info soon. Don’t forget to check out Lucero at the Hi-Tone on Sunday, May 6! Doors open at 4 p.m., and it’s 18+ only. Learn more about their show and buy tickets here. If you’re closer to Arkansas, then you can still catch Lucero at Riverside Park in Batesville, AR on Saturday, May 12. Learn more about their show and buy tickets here.
What do Rap, and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra have in common? Al Kapone, the renowned Memphis Rapper recently teamed up with the symphony and it went so well, he’s doing it again. This time, instead of on stage, he’s taking it to the streets, for a free Pop Up arts Fest in Orange Mound. Al is here with Lauren Boyer from Arts Memphis.
One of Lucero’s albums, 1372 Overton Park, is a great taste of what you’ll experience at the MSO Opus One concert. This album incorporates horns, at times blending that Americana folk rock style with a bit of a big band feel. It works. But don’t take my word for it — listen to this video and come on out to our concert on Thursday, May 3 at Minglewood Hall. I know the MSO brass section is going to love rocking to this music. How could you not love music that’s inspired by Memphis’ own Overton Park area, anyway?
We’ve had some changes to our upcoming concert with Lucero. The concert is now one night only on Thursday, May 3. It will now be at Minglewood Hall in Midtown, Memphis on 1555 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104. The venue is much bigger than Stop 345 and can accommodate the full orchestra and band better.
Tickets are only $25 and students under 18 or with a college I.D. get tickets for $12.50!
If you originally purchased tickets for Friday, May 4, you will be receiving a call from us this week to discuss your options. You can always call us at 901.537.2525 with any questions.
Thanks to all of you who came out last night! We had a great time and we’re excited for tonight’s performance.
For all of you who are skeptical about coming, read this great review!
Here we go! Tonight’s the night to get your Rumba on! You don’t want to miss this Opus One series performance with Marcela Pinilla. Break out your dancing shoes if you dance. If you don’t dance, prepare to be impressed while sipping a drink of your choice.
Download or view our program for tonight and tomorrow’s performances!
Download the PDF of the Opus One Marcela Pinilla program here!
