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by Kyle Abraham , the leading contemporary choreographer, brings his rich tapestry of Black and queer stories to the UMass Fine Arts Center, Oct. 4. For details.
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“Cuatro Puntos: Symphony of Resilience” mixes Afghan music instruments with Western orchestra instruments in an orchestra, which mixes Afghan and Western musicians, Oct. 27 at The Bushnell. Music is now prohibited in Afghanistan.
This will be only one of a handful of Afghan orchestral concerts around the world since Afghanistan was silenced in 2021. For details: www.bushnell.
org . “Echoes of the Americas,” the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s Nov. 16 performance conducted by Guillermo Figueroa (who also plays the violin), introduces classical music from Latin America.
Miguel del Aguila is the pianist, and the concert includes Puerto Rican composer Ernesto Cordero’s violin concerto “Insula Tropical,” Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Three Latin American Dances,” Astor Piazzolla’s renowned “Libertango” and Miguel del Aguila’s exhilarating “Conga,” featuring the composer on piano. For details: www.springfieldsymphony.
org . “Frankenstein Live!” The Pioneer Valley Symphony performs Michael Shapiro’s score, as the Boris Karloff “Frankenstein” is screened at the UMass Fine Arts Center, Oct. 18.
For details: www.fineartscenter.com .
“Johnny Appleseed,” Clifton J. Noble Jr’s folk cantata about the legend who grew up in Longmeadow, will be performed by the.