Orchestra Concert

Anthony & Demarre McGill

Saturday, January 16, 2027 at 7:30 PM Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 2:00 PM

New World Center

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Raise a glass and join the party at this musical celebration of Black excellence.

Jessie Mongtomery’s Soul Force runs R&B and Funk rhythms through the orchestra.

Co-commissioned by New World Symphony, Valerie Coleman’s Tracing Visions builds to a juba that asks musicians and concertgoers alike to “cut loose with joy.”

Virtuosic brothers Anthony and Demarre McGill share the stage for the Miami premiere of a new double concerto for flute and clarinet by six-time Grammy-winning composer Billy Childs.

From Afrofuturist comic books to John Henry, composer Carlos Simon’s Folklore Symphony explores Black heroism and storytelling.

Location

  • New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Stage

    Directions

  • Seat map

Program

  1. Jessie Montgomery

    (b. 1981) Approx. Duration: 8 minutes

    Soul Force for Orchestra (2015)

    Ziwei Ma

  2. Billy Childs

    (b. 1957) Approx. Duration: 25 minutes

    A More Perfect Union (2026)

    Demarre McGill

    Anthony McGill

  3. Intermission - 20 minutes

  4. Valerie Coleman

    (b. 1970) Approx. Duration: 10 minutes

    Tracing Visions for String Ensemble (2022)

       Till
       Amandla!

  5. Carlos Simon

    (b. 1986) Approx. Duration: 23 minutes

    Tales: A Folklore Symphony (2021)

       Motherboxx connection
       Flying Africans
       Go Down Moses (Let My People Go)
       John Henry

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  • Saturday, January 16, 2027 7:30 PM
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