Ars Nova Workshop is honored to present a very special cross-generational collaboration pairing two of creative music’s most innovative minds, as AACM icon Roscoe Mitchell and drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey converge at Solar Myth for two performances, April 18-19.
Joined by the Penn Chorale (Elizabeth Braden, director) and Penn Collegium Musicum (Meg Bragle, director), the Penn Symphony will embark on a most joyous journey that is the last symphonic work of Ludwig van Beethoven.
In this documentary, Darius reflects on his life, career and the success of the student ensembles. Using archival footage and interviews, the film highlights his part in a music department that stood at the forefront of cultural opposition to apartheid, and became a flagship anticipating the ‘new’ South Africa