Innovative composer and conductor Steve Hackman brought his program, Brahms X Radiohead, to Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on Friday night. The Minnesota Orchestra and three vocalists — Brooke Simpson, Khalil Overton and Rich Saunders — captivated a capacity audience.
A Brahms-Radiohead mashup at Orchestra HallThe program addresses the question: What could Johannes Brahms’ First Symphony and Radiohead’s groundbreaking 1997 alternative rock album, OK Computer, have in common? Hackman’s genre-bending fusion, composed for full orchestra and three solo vocalists, offered a reimagined experience of each work through the lens of the other.
Thoughtful use of stage lighting augmented the performance, providing nonverbal cues as to when the music being performed was composed by Brahms or by Radiohead. The vocalists enhanced the lush performance, each one offering a different flavor and interpretation.
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