Carmen Jazz Suite

2020
/
Soloist and Orchestra

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Category

Soloist and Orchestra

instrumentation

for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra

duration

18 minutes

commissioned by

premiered by

Branford Marsalis, saxophone / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Carmen Jazz Suite on Themes by Bizet, written for Branford Marsalis and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, is a contemporary take on Bizet’s classic 1875 opera, Carmen. In this version of the timeless story, Carmen’s voice is centered, as portrayed by Branford Marsalis. The music features her freedom, love, and fearlessness, celebrating an imagined world in which Carmen lives and wins.

I. Carmen’s Freedom
II. Carmen’s Loves
III. Carmen’s Omen of Death
IV. Carmen Defeats Death

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Carmen Jazz Suite

2020
/
Soloist and Orchestra
Purchase Score
duration

18 minutes

instrumentation

for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra

premiered by

Branford Marsalis, saxophone / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

commissioned by

Carmen Jazz Suite

Carmen Jazz Suite on Themes by Bizet, written for Branford Marsalis and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, is a contemporary take on Bizet’s classic 1875 opera, Carmen. In this version of the timeless story, Carmen’s voice is centered, as portrayed by Branford Marsalis. The music features her freedom, love, and fearlessness, celebrating an imagined world in which Carmen lives and wins.

I. Carmen’s Freedom
II. Carmen’s Loves
III. Carmen’s Omen of Death
IV. Carmen Defeats Death

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