Dave Brubeck
1920 - 2012
American
Summary
Brubeck composed and, in some cases, recorded several large-scale works including two ballets, a musical, an oratorio, four cantatas, a mass, works for jazz combo and orchestra, and many solo piano pieces. In recent decades, he organized several new quartets and continued to appear at the Newport, Monterey, Concord, and Kool Jazz Festivals. Brubeck performed at the White House in 1964 and 1981 and at the 1988 Moscow summit honoring the Gorbachevs. His awards included several honorary degrees, the BMI Jazz Pioneer Award, the 1988 American Eagle Award presented by the National Music Council, and a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys. In 2009 he was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient.
Performances
8th October 2023
- SOLOISTS
- Jake Endres
- PERFORMERS
- Dakota Valley Symphony and Chors
- CONDUCTOR
- Stephen J. Ramsey
- LOCATION
- Ames Center, Burnsville, MN, United States of America
3rd December 2023
- PERFORMERS
- Dakota Valley Symphony and Choirs
- CONDUCTOR
- Stephen J. Ramsey
- LOCATION
- Ames Center, Burnsville, MN, United States of America
3rd December 2023
- PERFORMERS
- Dakota Valley Symphony and Choirs
- CONDUCTOR
- Stephen J. Ramsey
- LOCATION
- Ames Center, Burnsville, MN, United States of America
3rd December 2023
- SOLOISTS
- Jake Endres
- PERFORMERS
- Dakota Valley Symphony and Chors
- CONDUCTOR
- Stephen J. Ramsey
- LOCATION
- Ames Center, Burnsville, MN, United States of America
17th March 2024
- SOLOISTS
- James Ahrens
- PERFORMERS
- Chorus Polaris
- CONDUCTOR
- William Mathis
- LOCATION
- St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America