PLEXUS and guest cellist Michelle Wood give the world premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s “Take Me Along” – six exquisitely tango-flavoured movements in a ravishing tribute to the genre, generously commissioned by Margot Costanzo and Chris Arnold AM – alongside Stefan Cassomenos’ reimagining of selected gems from Shostakovich’s captivating Suites for Jazz Orchestra.
Program
Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Stefan Cassomenos) – from the Jazz Suites (1934/2019)
I. Waltz
II. Polka
III. Foxtrot (Blues)
Elena Kats-Chernin – Take Me Along (2021 – World Premiere)
I. Claritango
II. Tango Insistente
III. Tango Mysterioso
IV. Tango Chase
V. My Little Song
VI. Contrapatango
Featured non-Australian music: Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Stefan Cassomenos)