Chicago Sinfonietta Project Inclusion Ensemble plays Piazzolla’s Libertango

Don’t miss Chicago Sinfonietta’s season finale virtual concert on Saturday, June 5!
Chicago Sinfonietta closes its 2020-2021 season with a finale that honors the voice of the people in its many forms, tracing the line of stories told across time and place. Merging the present with the past, the orchestra presents a mesmerizing closing season concert. The orchestra welcomes back Grammy award-winning bassist and prized collaborator Victor Wooten for the commissioned world premiere of La Lección Tres, a merging of music and philosophy moved forward in exuberant bass lines. The orchestra marks the centenary of Astor Piazzolla's birth with an arrangement of the catchy Suite from his Tango Opera, Maria de Buenos Aires, followed by Valerie Coleman's musical portrayal of entertainer and activist Josephine Baker's life.
Purchase tickets: chicagosinfonietta.org/fusion
Learn more about Piazzolla 100: Celebrating the transformative spirit of Astor Piazzolla's music and the artistic cultural heritage of Argentina. www.piazzolla1...
Chicago Sinfonietta Project Inclusion Ensemble:
Diego Diaz, violin 1
Fahad Awan, violin 2
Seth Pae, viola
Najette Abouelhadi, cello
Created in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes Chicago
Audio Engineering: FermataLab
Videography and Editing: Dave Belden