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About Carlos Simon
"Carlos Simon is a young composer on the rise, with an ear for social justice."
Carlos Simon is a GRAMMY-nominated composer, curator and activist. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, his compositions range from concert music for large and small ensembles to film scores with influences of jazz, gospel, and neo-romanticism. Simon is the Composer-in-Residence for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Latest Album
Shame of Chicago Soundtrack
Shame of Chicago is an four-part documentary series uncovering the true stories behind the system of racial segregation and wealth disparity in Chicago. Original soundtrack by Carlos Simon.
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Works
“A modern major composer: an artist whose windows are thrown wide open to the world, and whose musical scope of late lands like a grand panorama of American life.”
Schedule
1, August, 2024
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
John Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Carlos Simon: City of Lights from Profiles
George Gershwin: "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Franz Joseph Haydn: Franz Joseph Haydn
Jennifer Higdon: Amazing Grace (strings only)
William Grant Still: LENOX AVE.: "BLUES"
Charlie Smalls: "Home" from The Wiz
Antonín Dvorák: Finale from Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to West Side Story