The Knights are a collective of adventurous musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audiences and music.The Grammy Award-winning, Japanese-Norwegian violist Masumi Per Rostad (who grew up in the 80s East Village) will join The Knights for this special performance on June 27th.Audience members do not need tickets. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All the concerts will be broadcast live and streamed on WQXR, for those unable to attend in person.No rain dates.Admission: FREE
Program
The Knights and Masumi Per Rostad
COLIN & ERIC JACOBSEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTORSERIC JACOBSEN, CONDUCTORMASUMI PER ROSTAD, VIOLAColin Jacobsen, (1978- ), Bethesda Bliss / Celebratory Fanfare, WORLD PREMIERE WORK, (2023)Jessie Montgomery, (1981- ), L.E.S. Characters, (2021), featuring Masumi Per Rostad, violaNYC PremiereThe Can ManThe PoetMosaic ManGarbage ArtThe Can Man (Reprise)[Commissioned by the Grant Park Music Festival, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, CityMusic Cleveland, Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in partnership with The Knights]IntermissionBéla Bartók, (1881-1945), Romanian Folk Dances, (1915-17)Jessie Montgomery, (1981- ), Source Code for string orchestra, (2013)George Enescu, (1881-1955), arr. Ljova, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op.11, (1901)
