SF Symphony Collaborative Partner and classical singer Julia Bullock joins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Orchestra for a program that sings the American story in works by George Gershwin and Margaret Bonds. Reena Esmail’s Black Iris takes its title from the eponymous Georgia O'Keeffe painting and grapples with the recent #metoo movement. The program closes with Maurice Ravel’s ravishing Daphnis et Chloé, telling the story of two lovers and their wildly adventurous lives.
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Program Items
Reena Esmail
Black Iris [San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
George Gershwin
“Somebody from Somewhere” [San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
Margaret Bonds
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” [San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
George Gershwin
“Summertime”
Margaret Bonds
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
George Gershwin
“Soon” [San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé (complete)
Performers
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Conductor
Julia Bullock
Soprano
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony