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TRANSCEND

An NJ Symphony Concert Film

Directed by Yuri Alves

Arising from a pandemic shutdown, world-renowned conductor and star music director Xian Zhang leads the illustrious New Jersey Symphony in a powerful concert film directed by award-winning filmmaker Yuri Alves, who expands the magnetic soundscape with evocative visual meditations on a world in turmoil.

Runtime: 88 min.
Presented in Remastered 4K Ultra HD

Featuring

XIAN ZHANG conductor & piano
ERIC WYRICK violin
RUBÉN RENGEL violin
JANNINA NORPOTH violin
DANA KELLEY viola
THOMAS MESA cello
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Part I

DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN i am a white person who _____ Black people
MAHLER Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
MOZART Divertimento in D Major, K. 136
MICHAEL ABELS Delights & Dances

Part II

STILL Mother and Child
PUCCINI I Crisantemi
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Deep River
DVOŘÁK Serenade for Strings

TRANSCEND, a two-part concert film, directed by Yuri Alves, features the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Xian Zhang, Music Director, performing a world-class program that includes a World Premiere, NJSO Commission from Daniel Bernard Roumain, music by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Abels, with guest soloists from the Sphinx Organization, as well as paramount works from Mozart, Mahler, Puccini, Dvorak, William Grant Still, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

An immersive orchestral experience for a new era.

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