Montreal, QC Canada

Abel Selaocoe: Four Spirits, for cello, voice and orchestra
Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye [Mother Goose], Suite
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, excerpts

Abel Selaocoe, cello and voice
Bernhard Schimpelsberger, percussion
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Xian Zhang, conductor

Prokofiev depicted the star-crossed romance of Romeo and Juliet with ardent lyricism and great melodic inventiveness, while in Four Spirits, Abel Selaocoe tells of South Africa using his powerful voice, explosive rhythms, and astounding creativity. At the crossroads of traditions, these two soundscapes come together for a glorious musical experience and, with Selaocoe’s participatory work, an uncommon concert experience.