Free Concert in Queens
Sun, Apr 2, 2017, 3 PM
Part of the series Around Town
Part of the series Around Town
at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College, Mainstage Theater
in Queens
- Works by Philip Glass, Herrmann, and Harris
- TŌN performs a prelude and two symphonies, one based on the David Bowie album Low
- Conducted by James Bagwell; “a distinguished conductor” –The New York Times
The Music
Herrmann: Prelude from North by Northwest
Sharp with a sense of danger. One of the finest scores Herrmann ever composed for an Alfred Hitchcock film.
Harris: Symphony No. 3
Rustic and fierce. In writing this piece Harris helped define the voice of the American composer.
Philip Glass: Symphony No. 1, Low
Roaming and wondrous. Glass based this symphony on David Bowie’s album Low.
The Artists
JAMES BAGWELL, conductor
All artists subject to change.
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Herrmann: Prelude from North by Northwest
Harris: Symphony No. 3
Philip Glass: Symphony No. 1, Low
Photo by Kristin Hoeberman
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