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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The Saratoga Choral Festival will present a memorial concert for Dave Brubeck at the SPA LITTLE THEATER on Sunday, July 28th, at 3:00 p.m. Featured on the program will be his rarely heard choral music for chorus, orchestra and jazz combo including the popular Pange Lingua variations, and the unpublishedCanticles of Mary. The jazz combo accompanying the ensemble is under the direction of jazz pianist and Brubeck protégée Eldar Djangirov. They will also play the Brubeck hitTake Five and more.
Praised as “a genius beyond most young people I’ve heard” by Brubeck, Eldar Djangriov’s talents have garnered him Grammy nominations 2008 for his album “Re-imagination)and appearances in concert halls ranging from the Hollywood Bowl to Carnegie Hall. Downbeat magazine stated, “His command of his instrument is beyond staggering.” For more information go to www.eldarmusic.com.
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