An engaging and hilarious evening of music and video created for and inspired by the golden age of animation
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Brian Coughlin : Cartoon/Funky John Zorn : Carny Robert Paterson : Looney Tunes John Adams : Roadrunner Raymond Scott : Medley (including Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals and Powerhouse) Carl Stalling : The Village Smitty* and There They Go-Go-Go!* Milton J. Franklyn : Baton Bunny* * performed with the original animation |
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DANCE MIX
Fireworks frolics, waltzes, swings, bounces, and rocks through of 700 years of party music from around the world |
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Johann Strauss : Thunder and Lightning Anonymous (14th Century) : Istampita Palamento Franz Josef Haydn : Minuet from Quartet No. 62 in D Minor ("Fifths") AFX : Analogue Bubblebath Duke Ellington : Don't Get Around Much Anymore New Order: Blue Monday The Bee Gees : Stayin' Alive Traditional/David Byrne : Ngoma/I Zimbra Astor Piazzolla : Libertango/Tres Minutos con la Realidad R.D. Burman : Tum Kitne Din Baad Mile Traditional (Norway) : Norwegian Folk Music Suite Sapo Perapaskero : Turceasca Aaron Copland : Hoe-Down |
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THE RITE OF SPRING
Stravinsky's groundbreaking 20th-century classic returns to its Pagan roots in this stunning, rock-inspired version |
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The centerpiece of Fireworks' repertoire, the group's daring conductorless performance of the work continues to wow audiences everywhere and remains the ensemble's most-requested and most popular work. Writing about a recent performance in Hartford, composer and critic Robert Carl said "This simply has to be heard to be believed; the music sounds completely contemporary in this orchestration, and one hears things one never has before. It's a gamble that triumphs." Fireworks can present the work by itself or in combination with other pieces from its repertoire. |
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PYROTECHNICS
Fireworks brings the diversity of today's music to life with an intense collection of well-known contemporary music classics combined with new written especially for Fireworks by the hottest young composers on the scene |
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John Mayrose : Monophony Marc Mellitz : Tight Sweater James Sellars : Don't Stop Terry Riley : In C Jacob ter Veldhuis : Grab It! Philip Glass : Contrary Motion Lois V Vierk : Io Nick Didkovsky : Browless, Mere Knife Louis Andriessen : Hout |
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NONE OF THE ABOVE: THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
Fireworks celebrates the musical iconoclast's daring music for "classical ensembles" and challenging instrumental rock |
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The Black Page T'Mershi Duween Dog/Meat Big Swifty Peaches en Regalia King Kong The Purple Lagoon/Approximate G-Spot Tornado |
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