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WATCH | PICTURES: Michael Tilson Thomas, Jessye Norman, and Joan La Barbara discuss Cage's evocative and playful Song Books which they will perform at Carnegie Hall on March 27.
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WATCH: On March 28, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony perform A Concord Symphony, based on Charles Ives's "Concord" Sonata and orchestrated by Henry Brant. Here, Tilson Thomas introduces the piece.
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VIDEO: American Mavericks (March 14–30) is a revelatory series that is your chance to experience the works of maverick American composers. Here, Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas explains what makes a composer an American maverick.
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WATCH: On March 26—as part of American Mavericks—in a live video webcast from WQXR’s performance venue, The Greene Space, WQXR’s David Garland and Q2 Music's Nadia Sirota hosted an evening with Michael Tilson Thomas and guests. Watch a recording of the full event here.
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WATCH: The American Mavericks concert on March 28 includes the New York premiere of John Adams's Absolute Jest. Here, the composer reveals that the inspiration for the piece was a performance by Tilson Thomas of Stravinsky's Pulcinella and how he incorporated orchestra and string quartet into the piece.
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