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Gabriel Kahane @ St. Paul's Cultural Center
"[Kahane] is well on his way to developing an original creative personality; his music absorbs everything from nineteen-twenties neoclassicism to blue-grass and modern indie pop, with potent melodies bridging the disparate styles. In league with a six-piece ensemble called yMusic, Kahane presented his song cycle "For the Union Dead" on poems of Robert Lowell... [I]n a setting of "The Drinker" Kahane hit a vein of desolate beauty, dwelling obsessively on the phrase "foundering down." His greatest asset is his sonorous, mesmerizing baritone; he brings to mind Sinatra in his wee-small-hours mood. Sinatra, of course, would have charged more than ten dollars."
-Alex Ross, The New Yorker
Singer, pianist, and composer Gabriel Kahane has formed musical alliances across diverse musical spheres, attracting the attention of fans and critics alike. His acclaimed debut album was released in the Fall of 2008 on Family Records, featuring guest appearances by Chris Thile, Sam Amidon, and Sufjan Stevens. Equally at home in the worlds of indie rock and classical music, 2009 witnessed the premiere of his song cycle For the Union Dead on poems by Robert Lowell. A work for solo piano, Django: Tiny Variations on a Big Dog, receives its premiere at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in April on a recital by Kahane's father, the pianist Jeffrey Kahane. Gabriel has appeared in recital with Grammy-winning bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff throughout Europe, and recently appeared with Rufus Wainwright on Elvis Costello's: Spectacle on the Sundance Channel. Composer of the cult found-text song cycle Craigslistlieder, Kahane is also at work on a musical, February House, commissioned by the Public Theater, where he is the recipient of the first Musical Theater Initiative Fellowship.
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LocationSt. Paul's Cultural Center
2215 W. North
Chicago, IL 60622
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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