Violinist

Stephen Sondheim dies on your 21st birthday. So what do you do? How do you move on? How do you stop yourself losing your mind when your hero’s life ends the day your journey into adulthood begins?

Anywhere You Go

The Gatehouse

Taking what is known of conventional harp, Amelia surpasses each time. Joined by an all-female cast, Amelia Romano and guests present an innovative program of original works. Included are "Serendipity" inspired by her year living in South Africa in 2010, and "Down Yonder," composed during lockdown. Having recently completed a masters in classical lever harp performance, she includes "The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saens and Piazzolla's "Oblivion" as well as premiering works written and or revised during her masters degree at San Francisco State University. Composer William Grant Still was a man of many firsts -- first African American to compose a symphony performed by a major orchestra, first to conduct an orchestra etc. His most famous work, "Afro-American Symphony," placed jazz and classical melodies side-by-side, something unheard of in the symphonic realm of the 1950's. Composed by Still, the closing number, "Ennanga," is a rare chamber work for quartet, piano and harp. Written for harp, and in celebration of the African harp, Ennanga, honors his roots as a man of color, and celebrates the symphonic instrument he came to adore.



Lizzie Jones

Violinist

Events

Past events

Nov 16, 2024

Anywhere You Go · Upstairs At The Gatehouse

Jun 10, 2023

New Directions for Lever Harp in Chamber Music · San Francisco International Arts Festival

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