{"id":270,"date":"2019-02-13T14:56:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T14:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/208.84.119.87\/?post_type=news_posts&p=270"},"modified":"2019-03-29T22:27:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T22:27:00","slug":"branford-marsalis-will-headline-the-symphonys-2019-gala","status":"publish","type":"news_posts","link":"https:\/\/www.svmusicfestival.org\/staging\/news_posts\/branford-marsalis-will-headline-the-symphonys-2019-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Branford Marsalis will Headline the Symphony’s 2019 Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s Sun Valley Summer Symphony benefit concert will feature the renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis with the orchestra and with his quartet.<\/h3>\n

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony is pleased to announce that Branford Marsalis will perform at its 2019 Gala Concert. Marsalis is acclaimed for both his classical work with orchestras, as well as his Grammy Award\u00ae\u00a0winning work as a soloist and with the Branford Marsalis Quartet. On Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, he will join Maestro Alasdair Neale and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony for several classical works featuring saxophone, after which the Branford Marsalis Quartet will take the stage for a set featuring famous hits as well as music from their upcoming album (to be released March 1).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited to come to Sun Valley for the first time and play with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Branford Marsalis<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Referred to by Miles Davis as \u201cthe greatest saxophonist since Coltrane,\u201d Branford Marsalis rose to instant fame when he played alongside Sting and Phil Collins at Live Aid in Wembley Stadium in 1985. He recorded and toured with Sting for several years and served as Musical Director of \u201cThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno\u201d from 1992 \u2013 1995.\u00a0 He has been nominated 16 times for a Grammy Award\u00ae\u00a0and has won three times; once each for best jazz instrumental performance, best pop instrumental performance, and best jazz instrumental album. He was nominated for a Tony Award and won the Drama Desk Award for \u201cOutstanding Music in a Play\u201d for his original score to the Broadway revival of August Wilson\u2019s \u201cFences.\u201d \u00a0More recently, he scored acclaimed director Kenny Leon\u2019s revival of \u201cChildren of a Lesser God.\u201d His movie credits include the original music for Spike Lee\u2019s \u201cMo\u2019 Better Blues\u201d and acting turns in Lee\u2019s \u201cSchool Daze\u201d as well as the comedy \u201cThrow Momma from the Train.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marsalis has always loved classical music; one of his first albums was the French impressionist disc titled\u00a0\u201cRomances for Saxophone\u201d\u00a0in 1986. In 2008 he toured with Philarmonia Brasileira, playing music by Villa-Lobos and Milhaud. Making his first appearance with the New York Philharmonic in 2010, at a concert in Central Park, Marsalis was invited to join them as soloist in their 2010 \u2013 2011 season where he unequivocally demonstrated his versatility and prowess, bringing \u201ca gracious poise and supple tone\u2026and an insouciant swagger\u201d (New York Times) to the repertoire. He recently recorded Gabriel Prokofiev\u2019s \u201cThe Saxophone Concerto,\u201d which Prokofiev wrote for him. Recent orchestra collaborations have included the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the National Symphony.<\/p>\n

On the jazz front, after several years playing with his older brother in the Wynton\u00a0Marsalis Quintet, Branford\u00a0formed The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1986 and has sustained this group as his primary means of expression. The quartet is known for the telepathic\u00a0communication among its uncommonly consistent personnel, and its deep book of original\u00a0music replete with expressive melodies and provocative forms. They have long been\u00a0recognized as the standard to which other ensembles of its kind must be measured.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my 25th\u00a0season as Music Director, I am greatly looking forward to the opportunity to make music with Branford Marsalis, an artist whom I have long admired and respected.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Alasdair Neale, Music Director<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reserved ticket prices range from $85 on the lawn and in the Pavilion to $1,750 for the Artist Package. New this year, the Artist Package is limited to 30 tickets and, in addition to a pre-concert cocktail reception, VIP parking, and premium seating at the concert, includes a private dinner with Mr. Marsalis in an intimate setting, post-concert. Sponsor Packages, at $1,250, include a pre-concert reception, VIP parking, and a seated dinner post-concert at a private home with the opportunity to meet Mr. Marsalis. Tickets at the $275 and $550 levels include the pre-concert cocktail reception and premium seating in the Pavilion. General admission lawn tickets are available for $85, and the concert will be broadcast live on the Pavilion lawn\u2019s 25-foot, LED screen.<\/p>\n

Funds raised from the event support the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and its community initiatives, including world-class admission-free concerts that attract over 50,000 people annually and music education experiences to over 500 music students every year.<\/p>\n

Tickets go on sale to Symphony donors at the $1,000+ level on March 6, and to the general public on April 10, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. (MST). Tickets may be purchased online at svsummersymphony.org or by calling 208-622-5607. Artist and Sponsor packages are only available by phone. General admission lawn tickets will be available online only. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. for Pavilion and lawn seating.<\/p>\n

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