In Tuesday’s (6/25) Philadelphia Inquirer, A.D. Amorosi writes, “When guitar god Warren Haynes executes the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the Mann Center on Tuesday, he’s not just honoring the late Grateful Dead guitarist. Performing with the orchestra, Haynes will inaugurate this summer’s crossover-classical season at the Mann. That classical music hybrid is one of the performing arts center’s most successful on-going events, pairing various symphonies (including the Philadelphia Orchestra) with performers outside the orchestral norm.… When he got the call from Jerry Garcia’s estate about performing in symphonic shows dedicated to the Grateful Dead and Garcia’s solo works, Haynes was honored. He’s quick to say that he’s no expert on orchestral music, but knows what he likes (the avant-garde of Stravinsky and Stockhausen, ‘the heavier, weirder stuff that influenced [Frank] Zappa’) and was anxious to sink his teeth into the power, dynamics, and range a full orchestra offers: ‘Great symphonies go from a whisper to a scream and everywhere in-between.’ ” Cathy Cahill, president and chief executive officer of the Mann, comments, “It’s all about outreach. Something for everyone.” The Jerry Garcia Symphony Celebration was performed the previous week by the Boston Pops, and will be presented by orchestras in North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado, and California.
Posted June 26, 2013
