Seth Parker Woods, Thomas Wilkins and Nathalie Joachim. Courtesy, New York Philharmonic
Performing ArtsUpper West Side
Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora
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Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the orchestra in a performance featuring works by Black composers. The program includes pieces by William Grant Still, jazz great David Baker, contemporary trailblazer Carlos Simon and Haitian-born composer Nathalie Joachim. Joachim’s new cello concerto marks the Philmarmonic debut of Seth Parker Woods. Pre-concert talks will be held one hour before the show inside the Wu Tsai Theater.
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