The Symphonic Body: Stanford

Wednesday, May 29th, 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
Ticket Price: $10

The Symphonic Body is a performance made entirely from gestures. It is a movement based orchestral work performed by people from across the Stanford University campus. Instead of instruments, individuals in this orchestra perform gestural portraits based on the motions of their workday. These portraits are individual dances, custom made for each person, choreographed from the movements they already do. The particular choreographed gestures themselves become part of a larger movement tapestry within each performer and within the piece as a whole. By engaging with this performance practice members of the Stanford community come together in concert to expand, renew and re-experience the artistry embedded in the everyday.

Stanford Wind Ensemble

Friday, May 24th, 8:00 pm
Bing Concert Hall
general $10 | student $5 | senior $9
Stanford students free with SUID

Giancarlo Aquilanti and guest conductor Wesley Broadnax present the world premiere of a Stanford Wind Ensemble commissioned work, The Explorer, a symphonic poem for mezzo-soprano and concert band with lyrics by Anna Cellinese and music by Francesco Traversi and featuring mezzo-soprano Wendy Hillhouse, along with Swerts’ Dance of Uzume featuring saxophone soloist Rajiv Suresh, and selections from Verdi, Gandolfi, and Persichetti.