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Happy birthday, Steve Reich! A Carnegie Hall birthday bash

By Jacob Slattery, 04 November 2016
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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 1 November 2016
Programme
Reich, Quartet, for 2 vibraphones and 2 pianos
Reich, Pulse (World première)
Reich, Three Tales
Performers
David Robertson, Conductor
ICE- Innovation Chamber Ensemble
Sō Percussion, Percussion
Synergy Vocals
Nick Mangano, Director
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Jacob Slattery
Jacob Slattery
Jacob is a musician and raconteur based out of New York City. As a writer, he operates an online arts and culture blog with the goal of providing momentum for community-based arts projects in NYC. As an oboist, Jacob has performed internationally with orchestras from Vienna to Seoul. Born and raised in the lake-ridden, gopher empire of Minnesota, Jacob received a dual-degree in Music Performance and Marketing from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. His blog can be found here.