
Davóne Tines To Headline ‘Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM’ at Carnegie Hall
By David SalazarBass-baritone Davóne Tines will present the New York premiere of his “Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM” at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m., with the Columbus Symphony under Music Director Rossen Milanov.
The performance marks the orchestra’s first appearance at Carnegie Hall since 2001 and is part of its 75th anniversary season. Tines and the Columbus Symphony will also perform the work in Columbus on Oct. 23 and 24 at the Ohio Theatre.
“ANTHEM” examines nationhood, identity, and competing visions of America through a structure that follows traditional concerto form. The piece opens with an arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” including its lesser-known verses, by composer Michael Schachter. It then moves through poetry by Lincoln Center’s first Poet in Residence Mahogany L. Browne and continues with “Americana? v. Oh Freedom” co-composed by Pulitzer Prize winners Caroline Shaw and Tyshawn Sorey. The piece closes with an arrangement of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” by Schachter and Tines.
The work received its world premiere with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in 2022 and has since been performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican and the New World Symphony in Miami Beach.
The Carnegie Hall program also includes the world premiere of “The Mysteries,” a newly commissioned work by American composer Gregory Spears, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E Minor.
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