Grammy-nominated composer Chris Brubeck continues to distinguish himself as an innovative performer and composer. Brubeck has created an impressive body of symphonic work while maintaining a demanding touring and recording schedule with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet and his trio Triple Play. Chris has worked with many diverse artists, including Frederica von Stade, Ben Luxon, Dawn Upshaw, Bill Crofut, Meryl Streep, Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Gerry Mulligan, Bela Fleck, Bobby McFerrin, Stephane Grappelli, Bobby Womack, Tower of Power, and Patti Labelle. His compositions have been performed by orchestras all around the world, including the prominent U.S. orchestras of Boston, Houston, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington as well as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s Artist Residency will place Chris Brubeck in the schools, civic centers, and concert halls of the Greater New Haven community, lending his unique artistic voice and educational perspective to enrich the scope and effectiveness of music learning in New Haven and beyond. He will serve in roles as varied as: Young People’s Concert presenter to more than 8,000 students; in-school resident artist and community concert leader; mentor to the NHSO’s Junior Board; lecturer and activist for music education in Greater New Haven.
On Thursday, March 12, the NHSO will feature Brubeck in “Ansel Adams, Bernstein & Brubeck” at the Shubert Theater in New Haven. Central to the residency, this multimedia concert will include a world premiere performance of Chris’ newest composition, Time Changes for Jazz Combo and Orchestra, which he will perform side-by-side with the Jazz Band students from Guilford High School and the NHSO. The performance also will feature the Connecticut premiere of Chris and Dave Brubeck’s Grammy nominated Ansel Adams: America, a work accompanying 100 of Ansel Adams’ majestic images projected above the orchestra. The piece was nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition in 2013 and was the last piece on which Chris and his father collaborated. For tickets click here.
Chris Brubeck says, “I am honored to work with the NHSO and music director William Boughton; I have the highest regard for their commitment to music education. The marriage of jazz and classical music kicks down doors for young listeners and musicians, especially when high school musicians are featured alongside the orchestra. This is the inspiration for my newest work and the residency as a whole. It is my hope that students will see themselves in the musicians onstage and imagine a future full of music.”
NHSO Music Director William Boughton says, “We are delighted to follow our 2013 artist-in-residence, hip hop violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain, with jazz trombonist and composer Chris Brubeck. A personal highlight of the residency will be featuring Chris, the NHSO, and high school musicians in a world premiere performance at the Shubert Theater. This work will expand the orchestral genre into the world of jazz and provide inspiration to young performers and audience members for years to come.”
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