The Knights present an intimate performance with Rome Prize winner, composer and steel pan performer, Andy Akiho. The program includes the world premiere of his Septet for steel pan, percussion, piano and string quartet, as well as works by Jaco Pastorius, Osvaldo Golijov, and Biagio Marini.
Featuring:
Marini: Passacaglia
Solo steel pan music with Andy Akiho
Harrison: Varied Trio
Golijov: Mariel
Akiho: Septet for steel pan, percussion, piano and string quartet
Pastorius (arr. Conley/Jacobsen): selections from Holiday for Pans
This residency at BRIC is part of The Knights’ ongoing NYC residencies program, a three-year initiative funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help them connect even more closely with their native city.