Described by The New York Times as “the ultimate environmental piece,” and by Alex Ross of The New Yorker as “One of the most rapturous experiences of my listening life,” John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit is played by dozens of percussionists and piccolo players dispersed in large outdoor areas, using an incredible array of instruments including conch shell horns, sirens, gongs, bells, drums, cymbals, and glockenspiels.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
(September 24th raindate)
12:00 PM, noon
https://www.schuylkillbanks.org/
FREE & family friendly public performance

Join Orchestra 2001 at Race Street Pier for the US premiere of composer / environmentalist John Luther Adams’ Across the Distance for dozens of French horns in an outdoor space.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017
(October 8th raindate)
Two performances at 12:00 noon & 1:00 PM
Performances are about 25 minutes long
Race Street Pier by the Ben Franklin Bridge
Race Street & N. Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia 19106
FREE & family friendly public performance 

"SLIDE is a character study of Renard, a psychologist played by Rinde Eckert, as told by a narrator/guitarist played by Steven Mackey. The musicians of Orchestra 2001 are a chamber group that Renard looks forward to rehearsing with every Thursday evening. They also serve variously as Renard’s imagined subjects or other phantoms within the protagonist's curious world and psyche. The music is a dish for musical omnivores and while the ingredients have been diced quite finely (and there is no quotation), the songs are seasoned with homages to Dowland, Mozart, Stravinsky, Piazzola, and The Beatles."
– Steven Mackey

Steven Mackey, narrator/composer/guitarist
Rinde Eckert, librettist/actor/singer
Jayce Ogren, conductor
Mark DeChiazza, director
Keithlyn Parkman, lighting designer

CLICK HERE for program notes.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017
8:00 pm
Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University
Fine Hall, Princeton, NJ 08540
Free and open to the public

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017
7:00 pm
Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center
7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127
$35 Adult / $25 Senior / $15 Students

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
7:00 pm
National Sawdust
80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
$34 at door / $32.77 Advance GA / $24.58 Group (4+)

ZAPPA CONCERTS

Orchestra 2001 presents the Philadelphia premiere of the genre-defying compositions from The Yellow Shark, in the 25th anniversary year of the album’s release and of Zappa’s death. The 16 pieces that comprise this program were described by Zappa as the best representation of his orchestral works. In a program at World Cafe Live the week before, Orchestra 2001 pairs Zappa’s chamber music with contemporary classical composers who were most influential to his development: Edgard VareÌ€se, Anton Webern, Igor Stravinsky, and Pierre Boulez.