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Cécile McLorin Salvant @ 92NY

Sat, Apr 13

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92NY, New York

Sullivan Fortner, piano/harpsichord/keyboards Emi Ferguson, flute Dusan Balarin, theorbo/lute Yasushi Nakamura, bass Keita Ogawa, percussion

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Time & Location

Apr 13, 2024, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM

92NY, New York, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA

About the event

he spellbinding artistry of Cécile McLorin Salvant defies genres and leaves audiences rapt.

A storyteller above all, she returns to our stage with the world premiere of a 92NY 150th anniversary commission, drawing from her brilliance in jazz, expertise in Baroque music, and more:

“Part of my practice is imagining musical family trees and learning from the influences of my influences. Growing up, I wanted to be an opera singer. Opera led me to Baroque music, which led me to early music. I had a similar path with American music.

I gravitate towards forgotten songs, early or maligned instruments, and languages and performance styles on the brink of extinction. I bring this process of excavation into my own writing, blending old and new, exploring language and mythology. I have been making the unoriginal yet concerted effort to move beyond categorizing music by genre. What I am interested in is exploring,…

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