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Members of Eighth Blackbird join Kinds of Kings for the debut of a new work, SymphonyCast, Feb 17 @ 8pm

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Published January 26, 2023 at 12:23 PM EST

Members of Eighth Blackbird and Kinds of Kings

Kinds of Kings, a composer collective founded in 2017, is a collective of multifaceted composers committed to building a positive and supportive community around the creation and experience of new music. This month they join Eighth Blackbirdand the Cincinnati Symphony to debut a new work, Nine Mothers.

2/3 Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis Higdon: Concerto 4-3 Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini (Time for Three; Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, cond)

2/10 Thorvaldsdottir: Metacosmos Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 Liszt: Consolation No. 3 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 (Sergio Tiempo, p; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Ludovic Morlot, cond)

2/17 Wynton Marsalis: Herald, Holler and Hallelujah! Kinds Of Kings: Nine Mothers Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Eighth Blackbird; Kinds of Kings; Cincinnati Symphony; Louis Langree, cond)

2/24 Dvorak: Violin Concerto Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, Tango Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Augustin Hadelich, v; WDR Symphony Orchestra; Cristian Macelaru, cond)