Rafael Payare conducts musicians and saxophonist Steven Banks in exciting performance at the Rady Shell
An unprecedented musical collaboration between California’s three largest orchestras commenced last weekend. The California Festival was spearheaded by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and Rafael Payare, the respective music directors of symphony orchestras in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Over 17 days, they and 97 other Californian organizations will perform more than 180 works composed in the past five years.
In Childs’ detailed program notes, “Diaspora” purported to capture the African-American experience, starting with happiness in Africa, the tragedy of enslavement and Black empowerment through American churches. His notes were a helpful aid to listeners, but one could enjoy the work on its own musical merits.
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