Mercury Soul presents: Future Folk

We’re returning to San Francisco’s The Great Northern to dive into the world of folk music with performances of folk-inspired electronic, classical, and bluegrass music, interspersed with DJ sets spanning the global folk music landscape. Headlining the show is the unparalleled DJ Gavin Hardkiss, spinning tracks that fold musical traditions from around the world into a deep house style.

Also joining us is the high-energy Bay Area bluegrass staple Hot Buttered Rum, and virtuoso string quartet Vitamin Em playing classical masterworks from John Adams, Béla Bartók, Mark O’Connor, Brahms and Dvorak. Throughout the night DJs Masonic (Mason Bates) and Justin Reed will keep the dance floor bumping with tracks exploring the countless indigenous music traditions that exist in electronic music, combining folk sounds with pulsing electronica, house, and more.

Auditorium/Cello Concerto – Colorado Symphony

Brett Mitchell, conductor
Mason Bates, electronica / composer
Joshua Roman, cello

MASON BATES Auditorium for Chamber Orchestra & Laptop
MASON BATES Cello Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Auditorium/Cello Concerto – Colorado Symphony

Brett Mitchell, conductor
Mason Bates, electronica / composer
Joshua Roman, cello

MASON BATES Auditorium for Chamber Orchestra & Laptop
MASON BATES Cello Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Auditorium/Cello Concerto – Colorado Symphony

Brett Mitchell, conductor
Mason Bates, electronica / composer
Joshua Roman, cello

MASON BATES Auditorium for Chamber Orchestra & Laptop
MASON BATES Cello Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Rusty Air in Carolina – Temple University

Patricia Cornett, conductor

STRAUSS  Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare
HOLST  Hammersmith: Prelude & Scherzo, op. 52
DAUGHERTY  Lost Vegas
BATES  Rusty Air in Carolina
IVES/THURSTON  The Alcotts
IVES/SINCLAIR  Country Band March

Cello Concerto – Elgin Symphony

Andrew Grams, conductor
Joshua Roman, cello

Bates  Cello Concerto
Chopin  Grand Valse Brillante
Debussy  Clair de Lune
Stravinsky  Firebird Suite (1919 version)

Art of War (world premiere) – National Symphony

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Mason Bates: New Work (World premiere, NSO Hechinger Commission)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1, “Titan”

Gianandrea Noseda conducts a program of spirited and expressive works including ground-breaking Mahler’s First Symphony. The NSO will also premiere a new work by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates.