"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.”
performances
Colorado Music Festival and Sharon Isbin perform Chris Brubeck’s “Affinity”
Boulder, CO, July 3, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Colorado Music Festival performance of Chris Brubeck's "Affinity" Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra Thursday July 2 and Friday July 3 Andrew Grams, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar PROGRAM Ravel, Alborada del gracioso Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez — Chris Brubeck, Affinity Copland, Buckaroo Holiday Copland, Our Town Suite Copland, Party Scene and The Promise of Living from The Tender Land Suite Copland, Hoe-Down from Rodeo
