Music by Roscoe Mitchell at Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall

The Mills College Music Department is proud to present a concert of recent works by its Distinguished Darius Milhaud Professor of Music Roscoe Mitchell. Acclaimed for its academic excellence and innovation, the Music Department announces the West Coast orchestral premiere of the legendary artist’s distinctive new compositions on Saturday, March 31, at 8:00 pm in the Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall.

The program will include chamber works for string quartet, alto saxophone quartet, saxophone and piano, and percussion solo, as well as pieces for chamber orchestra with the acclaimed baritone Thomas Buckner. Buckner will perform in the world premiere of a piece based on the poem “Would You Wear My Eyes,” composed by Mitchell in tribute to its author, the African American Beat poet and surrealist Bob Kaufman. ...

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The Mills College Music Department is proud to present a concert of recent works by its Distinguished Darius Milhaud Professor of Music Roscoe Mitchell. Acclaimed for its academic excellence and innovation, the Music Department announces the West Coast orchestral premiere of the legendary artist’s distinctive new compositions on Saturday, March 31, at 8:00 pm in the Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall.

The program will include chamber works for string quartet, alto saxophone quartet, saxophone and piano, and percussion solo, as well as pieces for chamber orchestra with the acclaimed baritone Thomas Buckner. Buckner will perform in the world premiere of a piece based on the poem “Would You Wear My Eyes,” composed by Mitchell in tribute to its author, the African American Beat poet and surrealist Bob Kaufman.

Distinguished performers include percussion virtuoso William Winant and the James Fei Alto Saxophone Quartet. Winant and Fei are both Mills music professors. The Eclipse String Quartet, an all-female ensemble dedicated to the music of 20th century and present-day composers, will also be performing, as will Petr Kotik, conductor of the S.E.M. Ensemble’s orchestra of New York.

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