# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO)
Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program 
Doreen Ketchens, clarinet 

Augusta Read Thomas: Excerpts from "Abracadabra (Suncatchers)" for 11 virtuosi
Elliot Carter: "Asko Concerto" for ensemble
Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson: "Endangered Dreams" for trumpet and chamber orchestra
Steve Reich: "Mallet Quartet" for two marimbas and two vibraphones
"Reflecting the Streets of New Orleans",  performance created by Doreen Ketchens, Simone Keller and Jessie Cox in collaboration with musicians of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO)

Make American History Great Again? "Endangered Dreams" is the title that the African American composer Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson, who lives in Biel, has given his new ensemble piece. He says he is responding to "the present situation in America, where there is a battle of American identity and history taking place right now. There are factions in America who want to re-write American history and to delete the unpleasant parts of that history – and to sanitize the American Dream of its blemishes. Which means essentially to turn this dream into a one-sided lie." Just how multifaceted America sounds becomes clear in the rest of the program: Steve Reich, one of the pioneers of Minimalism, fuses two marimbas and two vibraphones into an ecstatically pulsing rhythm machine in his "Mallet Quartet". Elliott Carter's music, by contrast, is deeply rooted in both American and European modernism. His energetic "Asko Concerto" draws on the Baroque concerto grosso tradition, setting full-ensemble passages against duos, trios, and solos. Augusta Read Thomas wrote "Abracadabra (Suncatchers)" expressly "for 11 virtuosi": sparkling, colorful music that keeps pulling new ideas out of the hat. And Dr. Doreen Ketchens, a renowned clarinetist from New Orleans, channels the American Dream by transforming the music of the city's streets into a form where the ear learns to "free itself".

Photo © Chanelle Harris
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lucerne/lucerne-festival-contemporary-orchestra-lfco-participants-in-the-contemporary-conducting-program/200030184230515
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, concerts
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lucerne
- **state**: LU
- **country**: Switzerland
- **location**: KKL Luzern
- **lat**: 47.05101768673
- **long**: 8.3118436764057
- **full address**: KKL Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program being held?
  - **A:** Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program takes place on Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at KKL Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program?
  - **A:** Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program is organized by Lucerne Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lucerne, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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