Piano & Orchestra
A multi-season project launching in 2022, conceived and led by visionary pianist Lara Downes via her Rising Sun Music initiative, to commission, perform and record works for Piano and Orchestra by Black composers including:
A LOVESOME THING: BILLY STRAYHORN SUITE (22-24 SEASONS)
Adolphus Hailstork (23-24 season)
Aldo López-Gavilán (2024-25 season)
Carlos Simon (2025-26 season)
Michael Abels (2024-25 season)
Joel Thompson (2025-26 season)
Kathryn Bostic (2026-27 season)
THE VISION
To create new work - to redefine the canon - to change the game - to build the future.
