The Knights with Chris Thile
Tanglewood
Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Chris Thile, mandolin and vocals
Chris THILE ATTENTION! A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra (World Premiere, co-commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director; Virginia Arts Festival/Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, The Knights, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Louisville Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Boston Symphony Orchestra commission is through the generous support of the New Works Fund established by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.)
BARTÓK, Arr. Alex FORTES Romanian Folk Dances
Michael P. Atkinson, conductor
Intermission
Jessie MONTGOMERY Source Code, for strings
ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
