September 5, 2020, 7:30 pm
Tempe Center for the Arts, USA
700 W. Rio Salado
Tempe
AZ
85281
USA

Joseph Johnson, principal cello of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Santa Fe Opera, joins Cactus Chamber Musicians for the U.S. Premiere of Edward Gregson’s “A Song for Chris” for cello and chamber orchestra. Other works by Mendelssohn, Copland, and Haydn feature CCM Artists.

Programme:

Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage (1828) – Felix Mendelssohn
A Song for Chris (2007) – Edward Gregson (U.S. Premiere)
Quiet City (1939) – Aaron Copland
Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat (1792) – Franz Joseph Haydn

Works

A Song for Chris - concerto for cello and chamber orchestra

Performers:
Cactus Chamber Musicians, Joseph Johnson, cello, Arash Ertefai, conductor