Live at the Pulitzer

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📍 This event takes place at Pulitzer Arts Foundation

Tuesday, Apr 13, 2027, 7:30pm Get Tickets Wednesday, Apr 14, 2027, 7:30pm Get Tickets

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Program

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Fred Onovwerosuoke “Rooster” from 24 Studies in African Rhythms

György Ligeti “Arc-en-ciel” from Études for Piano

Fred Onovwerosuoke “Sanza” from 24 Studies in African Rhythms

György Ligeti “Fém” from Études for Piano

Fred Onovwerosuoke “Jali” from 24 Studies in African Rhythms

Fred Onovwerosuoke “Mother Earth” from 24 Studies in African Rhythms

György Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet

Olly Wilson Piano Piece

Shawn Okpebholo Rise for Wind Quintet

About this Concert

Art and music come together as SLSO musicians perform adventurous chamber music by composers of today, curated by composer Christopher Stark, within the galleries of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.

Celebrate the influence of Africa on contemporary classical music in a program with piano works by two world-renowned composers with St. Louis roots—Fred Onovwerosuoke and Olly Wilson—alongside a duo of woodwind quintets from György Ligeti and Shawn Okpebholo. Bringing together distinct voices and perspectives, this rich musical journey highlights the enduring connections between heritage, rhythm, and contemporary expression.

Doors open at 6:30pm.

- In addition to his 24 Studies in African Rhythms, Fred Onovwerosuoke has a group of composition collections that have been sought after by choral directors and singers globally, including Songs of Africa: 22 Pieces for Mixed Voices, Afro Caribbean Mass for Mixed Voices and Piano, and more.
- György Ligeti was known for compositions that wrote his “overflowing imagination” into music and allowed performers to explore their own inventiveness. His friend and collaborator, violist Tabea Zimmerman, described Ligeti as “a restless seeker with great independence and inventiveness.”
- Shawn Okpebholo’s Rise is a three–movement composition that takes listeners on a musical journey through the ongoing struggle for racial justice. The first movement brings urgency, followed by expressive desire in the second, ending with his personal call to action in the third.

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