PRISM Quartet with Miguel Zenón – El Eco del Tambor (Philly, pay-what-you-wish)

PRISM Quartet joins forces with the Grammy Award-winning composer/saxophonist, MacArthur Fellow, and long-time collaborator Miguel Zenón in a program curated by Zenón featuring the world premiere of his newest work, El Eco del Tambor (The Echo of the Drum).

Zenón writes, “El Eco del Tambor (The Echo of the Drum) is an extended, multi-movement saxophone quintet that draws on rhythmic traditions from around the globe, focusing specifically on drumming from West Africa and its extension into Afro-Caribbean music. The title is an allusion to both the percussive elements within the piece and to the idea of music as an ancient language that is in constant evolution.”

The program also includes Zenón’s Clemente (after Roberto Clemente), and two additional sax quintets by Zenón that he arranged just for PRISM: The Missing Piece (from Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 1) and Camarón. The original versions of both pieces are on Zenon’s highly acclaimed 2008 album, Awake.

Also featured is Forbidden Drive (from Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2) by PRISM’s resident composer Matthew Levy, Levy’s arrangement of the Sondheim classic Send in the Clowns (upon hearing it, Sondheim himself decaled, “I love it”) and selections from Melissa Aldana’s Reflections. Clowns and Reflections both appear on PRISM’s 2024 album, Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 3.

2014 world premiere of Zenón’s arrangement of his composition, The Missing Piece

PROGRAM
El Eco del Tambor (The Echo of the Drum) by Miguel Zenón (world premiere)
Clemente by Miguel Zenón
The Missing Piece by Miguel Zenón
Camarón by Miguel Zenón
Reflections (selections) by Melissa Aldana
Forbidden Drive by Matthew Levy
Send in the Clowns by Steven Sondheim (Arr. Matthew Levy)

TICKETS
This concert is presented on a pay-what-you-wish basis, with three levels of tickets for general admission — $10, $22.50, and $35 — in order to make it affordable to the widest possible audience.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This program is made possible with generous support from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.

ACCESSIBILITY
PRISM Quartet welcomes all individuals to our concerts, and provides a variety of accommodations for those with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For specific accommodations, please contact info@prismquartet.com or 215.438.5282.