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Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program | Doreen Ketchens

Name: Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program | Doreen Ketchens
Start: 2026-08-30T16:00:00
Location: KKL Luzern Concert Hall

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Make American History Great Again? Endangered Dreams is the title that the African American composer Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson, who lives in Biel, has given his new ensemble piece. He says he is responding to “the present situation in America, where there is a battle of American identity and history taking place right now. There are factions in America who want to re-write American history and to delete the unpleasant parts of that history — and to s...

Program

Augusta Read Thomas - Abracadabra (Suncatchers) for 11 virtuosi

Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson - Endangered Dreams

Elliot Carter - Asko Concerto

Steve Reich - Mallet Quartet

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Doreen Ketchens

Clarinet

Lucerne Festival

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1 dates (30 Aug - 30 Aug)

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4:00 pm

KKL Luzern Concert Hall

Lucerne, Switzerland

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