"Stravinsky said that composition is selective improvisation, meaning that the same kernel of an idea that you have up on the stand as a jazz musician is the same one you write down as a composer."
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Grammy-nominated composer Chris Brubeck continues to distinguish himself as an innovative performer and composer. An award-winning composer, he is clearly tuned into the pulse of contemporary music. John von Rhein, music critic for The Chicago Tribune, calls Chris: “a composer with a real flair for lyrical melody–a 21st Century Lenny Bernstein.”
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West Coast Premiere of Chris Brubeck’s “Pas de Deux for Violin, Cello and Orchestra” with the Pacific Symphony
Costa Mesa, CA, October 15, 2020 | 8:00 PM
The Pacific Symphony will perform the west coast premiere of Chris Brubeck’s jazz-infused double concerto, "Pas de Deux for Violin, Cello and Orchestra" on October 15 through October 17, 8:00 p.m. at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Artists: Carl St.Clair, conductor Jaime Laredo, violin Sharon Robinson, cello Program: DAUGHTERTY: Route 66 BRUBECK: Pas de Deux for Violin, Cello and Orchestra (West Coast Premiere) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Preview Talk with KUSC's Alan Chapman at 7 p.m.
