This past Sunday, March 5th, 2023, New York Staff members Michaela Olson and Juliette Neil attended Classical Interludes: Orchestra of St. Luke’s presents Journeys and Origins, a concert at the Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library.
Each season, OSL travels to all five New York City boroughs introducing classical music to new audiences. Presented free of charge, the Five Borough Tour represents OSL’s longstanding commitment to offering accessible performances to the New York City community. Learn more about this year’s Five Borough Tour here.
Viajes y Raíces, or Journeys and Origins, is an intimate reflection on memory, place, and identity. The performance featured the music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Civitella Advisory Council member Tania León (CRF 2003, Juror) alongside formidable composers in León’s creative community: inti figgis-vizueta (CRF 2021) and Keyla Orozco. Paying homage to a wide variety of traditions, the concert program included a series of string quartets, illuminating how each composer reflects on their own origins and explorations through their distinct musical language. The program included Tania León’s Esencia, inti figgis-vizueta’s Talamh (land), and Keyla Orozco’s Souvenirs.