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Latin Soul and the American Dream: Gabriel Cabezas, cello, and Jordan Dodson, guitar

  • Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street Northeast Washington, DC, 20002 United States (map)

Latin Soul and the American Dream: Gabriel Cabezas, cello, and Jordan Dodson, guitar

 

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Atlas Bar opens at 3:30pm
Concert begins at 4:00pm

Atlas Performing Arts Center

1333 H Street NE
Washington, DC, 20002

EVENT DETAILS

The Washington Arts Ensemble is thrilled to announce its debut performance at the historic Atlas Performing Arts Center. This highly anticipated event will showcase a dynamic collaboration between two exceptional international soloists: cellist Gabriel Cabezas and classical guitarist Jordan Dodson. The duo will perform the D.C. premiere of a stunningly beautiful new collection of works written for them by NYC-based contemporary classical composer Elliot Cole, alongside Spanish and Brazilian classics arranged for this unique ensemble.

PROGRAM

Manuel de Falla - Suite Populaire Espagnol          

Radamés Gnattali - Sonata for Cello and Guitar           

Elliot Cole - Journals

Leo Brouwer - Canción de cuna

Raffaele Bellafronte - Suite No. 1 per Violoncello e Chitarra

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Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Gabriel Cabezas, cello

Recently named one of “23 Composers and Performers to Watch in ’23” by the Washington Post, Gabriel Cabezas is a prolific and sought-after soloist and collaborator, as comfortable interpreting new works as he is with the pillar scores of the cello repertoire. Gabriel has appeared with America’s finest symphony orchestras, including those of Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and New York, and has premiered dozens of new works by some of the most brilliant composers of his time. Gabriel recently premiered Lost Coast, a dynamic album of original music composed by Gabriela Smith inspired by her reflections on climate change, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel.

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Jordan Dodson, guitar
Jordan Dodson, guitar

Described by Performance Today as “one of the top young guitarists of his generation,” Jordan Dodson is a musician, educator, and a passionate advocate of contemporary music, having given the premiere of hundreds of new works. In 2013 he was the first guitarist to graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music’s new guitar program. In the same year he won Astral Artists’ National Auditions and was selected to be Young Artist in Residence on American Public Media.

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