The summer season for MUSE/IQUE concludes on Saturday with a concert celebrating the best of human achievements. Amongst them in this year of celebrating the Apollo 11 mission is, of course, the lunar landing in 1969. The concert, entitled Band/Together will take place on Saturday, August 24th at the Huntington Library.
Rachael Worby curated the program and leads MUSE/IQUE in this performance. Special guests include dancer Stella Abrera, Cory Stearns, Skylar Brandt and Arron Scott from American Ballet Theatre; piano duo Anderson & Roe and tenor Ashley Faatoalia.
At press time the program was announced as follows:
SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre: Bacchanal for Two Pianos and Orchestra
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: “America” from West Side Story
BUDDY JOHNSON: “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball”
EASTWOOD/STEVENS: selection from Invictus
ADOLPHE ADAM: Giselle, Act II, Pas de Deux, (choreographer Kevin McKenzie)
ANTONIN DVOŘÁK: “Dumky” Piano Trio No.4 in E minor (choreographer, Jessica Lang)
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Variation VI
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Variation VII (choreographer, Twyla Tharp)
BILL CONTI: selection from The Right Stuff
DON GIBSON: “I Can’t Stop Loving You”
JUSTIN HURWITZ: selection from First Man
BART HOWARD: “Fly Me to the Moon”
JAMES HORNER: selection from Apollo 13
GUSTAV HOLST: “Jupiter” from The Planets
PAUL MCCARTNEY: “Let It Be”
If you’ve never been to one of their concerts, the musicians of MUSE/IQUE stand during the performance. The one I attended most recently was performed without an intermission.
The grounds of The Huntington open two hours prior for mingling and picnicking. You are welcome to bring your own food, but you absolutely cannot bring your own wine or alcohol. That is a rule imposed by The Huntington. There is beer and wine sold on the premises.
For tickets go here.
Photo: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins/Courtesy of NASA