SAN FRANCISCO, California (OEBS Website) - The Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS), led by
Music Director and Conductor Michael Morgan, will present the world premiere of Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa's first, full-length symphony, entitled From Our Mother. The work, co-commissioned by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and the Oakland East Bay Symphony, will be performed on January 24, 2003 at 8:00 PM at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California. Also on this, the second program of the Symphony's 14th season, will be works by Schreker, Tchaikovsky, and Saint Saens. Omar Sosa will present a free, pre-performance talk beginning at 7:05 PM.
Maestro Morgan has long admired Sosa's unique fusion of world music, jazz, and folkloric instrumentation. "Sosa's music is deeply spiritual, rhythmically textured, and joyful. He is a musical adventurer, and I'm thrilled OEBS will be joining him on this leg of the journey."
From Our Mother is an Afro-Symphonic work based on traditional folk melodies and rhythms from Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, and West Africa. The concept of the three-movement work is to interpret these traditional folk materials with modern jazz harmonies using a classical symphony orchestra and combined folkloric ensemble. Sosa's premise is that the varied musical elements of the cultures of the African Diaspora are united by common roots. From Our Mother is a reflection of Sosa's search for this underlying unity of musical expression.
For tickets, please visit www.oebs.org or click: https://ticketing.ticketmaster.com/cgi/purchasePage.asp?event_id=1C0035147BF4230E&artistid=806636&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=203
OMAR SOSA DUO*/TRIO** TOUR SCHEDULE
Duo - January 3 - 19th Annual Int'l Jazz Festival - Munster, Germany***
Trio - January 30 - L'Atelier Volant - Lausanne, Switzerland
Trio - January 31 - Moods - Zurich, Switzerland
Duo - February 1 - Macon, France
Duo - February 4 - CC JJ Rousseau - Seyssinet, France
Duo - February 5 - Les Trinitaires - Metz, France
Duo - February 6 - Le Chabada - Angers, France
Duo - February 7 - Le Noctambule - Albi, France
Duo - February 8 - Barbican - London, England
Duo - February 14 - Clamores - Madrid, Spain
Duo - February 15 - Clamores - Madrid, Spain
Trio - February 21 - Croydon Clock Tower - London, England
Trio - February 27 - Espace Senghor - Brussels, Belgium
Duo - March 7 - 6� Festival de Jazz de la Universidad - Sevilla, Spain
Trio - April 10 - Jazz � Commercy, France
(*) All dates with Gustavo Ovalles (except January 3)
(**) Trio with Martha Galarraga
(***) Duo with Miguel "Anga" Diaz (January 3 only)
