The Performance

The arrangements performed at the BSO were the following .

Marin Alsop will lead the orchestra in A. Jack Thomas's Mirage: A Fantasy of the Desert and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture during the first half of the program, minus Glover. The selections chosen for the second half of the program present a wide range of rhythms for Glover's exhilarating choreography and improvisation. John Adams Lollapalooza brings a Latino flavor, Michael Daugherty's Desi introduces big band swing, Arturo Márquez's Danzon No. 2 infuses Afro-Cuban rhythms and Duke Ellington's "Vortex" (from The River) is the most intense piece, melding jazz and classical themes. To give Glover a chance to cool down, the Orchestra will perform James P. Johnson's Drums: A Symphonic Poem in between his two musical sets.

A. Jack Thomas: Mirage: A Fantasy of the DesertGershwin: Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic PictureJohn Adams: Lollapalooza*Michael Daugherty: Desi*James P. Johnson: Drums: A Symphonic PoemArturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2*Ellington: "Vortex" from The River*
*featuring Savion Glover

courtesy of The BSO press Release