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Concluding the Blackstar Tour

Evan Ziporyn's Ambient Orchestra's Blackstar Tour concluded with an exceptional performance at Standford Univesity. The Orchestra has already sold out tickets for it's Boston performance at the Isabella Stweart Gardner Museum on February 28, 2019.

 

Originally inspired by the emotion around Bowie's death," "composers Evan Ziporyn and Jamshied Sharifi have done something herculean in creating an orchestral arrangement of David Bowie's masterpiece Blackstar." - San Francisco Classical Voice

 

"For Beiser, interpreting pieces inextricably linked to legendary acts provides a protean platform 'with the cello taking on both the singing roles and instrumental solo roles...' - Datebook

 

"Ziporyn's decision to go with the flow turned what could have been an annoyance into a bold new artistic direction." - MetroActive

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