it WRCJ 90.9 Fik1 PRESENTS David Krakauer Q. tTROrr SYMPHONIY -CiRC OrIN , , it, lit l'' RA :di 4 a eigith Z1.00 .. _. ., , . G c,-,,,,t--e Set-le,5 __e r POSSIBLaSHE WILLIAM DAVIDSON FOUNDATION* :. Clik ■ '111''` IL__.. HEAR THE DSO IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! David Krakauer brings varied repertoire to Metro Detroit venues. I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer D avid Krakauer has appeared many times before Michigan audiences, using his clarinet to update the sounds of klezmer or to present more classical traditions. This summer, after a trip to Rome, he has four area engagements and calls upon both interests. Eastern Bloc Party!, transforming music of Eastern European Jewish heritage into a contemporary presen- tation, will be performed June 24 in the Music Box at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Krakauer will focus on Anasa: Concerto for Clarinet by George Tsontakis on three occasions: June 26 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield; June 27 at Pease Auditorium in Ypsilanti, where the program will celebrate the centenary of the venue at Eastern Michigan University; and June 29 at Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills. All three concerts, led by JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, will feature musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and also spot- light Prokofiev's Romeo 6 Juliet. "I've been playing klezmer for 20 years, and the whole trajectory of my career has been to mix different con- temporary influences into the music:' Krakauer told the Jewish News in plan- ning for an earlier visit. "There always was a search for mak- ing klezmer relevant and modern, not holding up some sort of museum piece. "This is great music that has its roots in the past of descendents of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, and it has the potential to grow and change. When I'm adding jazz, funk and hip- hop into the mix, I'm working to make a really contemporary klezmer music that exists in the present" At his first concert, Krakauer will be joined by a DSO string quartet and James Simonson on bass. Simonson, whose early training was in Detroit, has toured across countries and recorded with a broad range of artists. In the world of classics, Krakauer, 57, has worked with the Tokyo String Quartet, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Barcelona and the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. He has taught clarinet chamber music at the Manhattan School of Music, the Mannes College of Music, the Bard College Conservatory of Music and New York University. Krakauer's most recent recording project is The Big Picture, which fea- tures music from movies with Jewish themes, including "Body and Soul" from Radio Days, "The Family" from Avalon and "People" from Funny Girl. "I'm always looking for passion in music and trying to find the best way to express myself' Krakauer said. "I think that klezmer music is so direct and vocal that it certainly has influ- enced the way I play the classics:' Tsontakis, a Greek-American composer and longtime friend of Krakauer, has written about his piece that Krakauer will be performing: "Anasa is the ancient Greek word for breath but also infers a kind of `rest' or 'pause: To me, there is also a breath-of-life sense to the meaning of the word; and at the start of the work, I envision our soloist passing such a life-giving breath to others around him as they receive it:' ROMEO & JULIET JoAnn Falletta, conductor David Krakauer, clarinet DEBUSSY Petite Suite GEORGE TSONTAKIS Anasa: Concerto for Clarinet PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Thurs., June 26 at 7:30 p.m. DSO in Southfield Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Rd. Sun., June 29 at 3 P.M. DSO in Beverly Hills on the Detroit Country Day School Campus, 22305 W. 13 Mile Rd. 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