Esprit Orchestra: CHASING VITO
Esprit kicks off the Edge of Your Seat International Festival with CHASING VITO and will be joined in Toronto by featured guest composer, Vito Žuraj, alongside works by Caroline Shaw & Keiko Abe.
This dynamic program will see the North American Premiere of Vito Žuraj's Anemoi, co-commissioned by Esprit and the Berlin Philharmonic. Esprit’s dynamic string players will be spotlighted in a performance of Pulitzer Prize winning Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, a tremendously popular work being performed by Esprit for the first time. Virtuosity abounds when Ryan Scott and Esprit’s percussion section hit the stage to perform The Wave, composed by Japan’s maven of mallet percussion, Keiko Abe.
EDGE OF YOUR SEAT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Tuesday, March 4th / 2025 | Koerner Hall
8:00PM Concert | 7:15PM Musical Insights with Alexina Louie & guests
Alex Pauk, Music Director & Conductor
Ryan Scott (Canada), marimba
Guest Composer: Vito Žuraj (Slovenia)
CHASING VITO
Keiko Abe (JPN) – The Wave (2000)
Caroline Shaw (USA) - Entr’acte (2011)
Vito Žuraj (SVN) – Anemoi* (2024)
*North American Premiere, commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic & Esprit Orchestra