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Island Prayers: Turtle Island Quartet
Buy TicketsSaturday April 13 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Trustees Theater
Following their appearance with Terence Blanchard & E-Collective, the Turtle Island Quartet returns with Island Prayers. This performance features four new works co-commissioned by Savannah Music Festival, composed by founding violinist David Balakrishnan, Rhiannon Giddens, Terence Blanchard and Jerod Impichchaachaacha’ Tate.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Program
DAVID BALAKRISHNAN Little Mouse Jumps
RHIANNON GIDDENS Pompey Ran Away*
JEROD IMPICHCHAACHAAHA’ TATE Little Loksi’*
DAVID BALAKRISHNAN
Island Prayers:*
Dialog
Atonement
Redemption
Groove in the Louvre
Darkness Dreaming
TERENCE BLANCHARD Turtle Trajectory*
DAVID BALAKRISHNAN The Second Wave
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*Co-Commissioned by:
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Meany Center for the Performing Arts
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
Savannah Music Festival
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts – Emory University
Personnel
Gabe Terracciano, violin
David Balakrishnan, violin, Artistic Director
Benjamin Von Gutzeit, viola
Naseem Alatrash, cello
