Eclectic Programs for Classical and Jazz Presenters & Festivals
These eclectic and unique concert programs voyage between classical repertoire, Krakauer & Tagg's original
compositions, new and innovative arrangements of music from across the globe and klezmer music.
We are always open to adapting our program offerings to the needs of the presenter.
These eclectic and unique concert programs voyage between classical repertoire, Krakauer & Tagg's original
compositions, new and innovative arrangements of music from across the globe and klezmer music.
We are always open to adapting our program offerings to the needs of the presenter.
"... had us in awe from the very first second..." – What’s on in Cape Town
BREATH + HAMMER
View more about this signature electro-acoustic program HERE
Breath + Hammer is an electro-acoustic project with
Video Projection designed by Jesse Gilbert
Recent performances include New York's National Sawdust & Symphony Space, Paris' Festival Sons D'Hiver, Munich's Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Bern's Bee-Flat Bern, South Africa's National Arts Festival, Florida's Society of the 4 Arts, Vancouver's Music in the Mornings, Vermont Jazz Center, Warsaw's POLIN Museum
View more about this signature electro-acoustic program HERE
Breath + Hammer is an electro-acoustic project with
Video Projection designed by Jesse Gilbert
Recent performances include New York's National Sawdust & Symphony Space, Paris' Festival Sons D'Hiver, Munich's Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Bern's Bee-Flat Bern, South Africa's National Arts Festival, Florida's Society of the 4 Arts, Vancouver's Music in the Mornings, Vermont Jazz Center, Warsaw's POLIN Museum
VOYAGES
Voyages recital programs journey from Classical Music to improvisation-infused world music to klezmer.
Recent Performances include Chautauqua Institution, Shanghai Conservatory, New York's Rockefeller University Noontime Concerts, Beijing's Nationalities University, University of Buffalo's Slee Visiting Artist Series.
Voyages I is a full-length recital program WITH intermission
Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms
Allegro appassionato, Andante un poco Adagio
Allegretto grazioso, Vivace
Chassidic Dance by Abraham Ellstein
INTERMISSION
November 22 by Kinan Azmeh (arr. Tagg)
Parzial by John Zorn (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Berimbau by Kathleen Tagg
Body and Soul by Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Moldavian Voyage by Emil Kroitor (arr. Tagg, Krakauer)
Synagogue Wail by David Krakauer
Der Heyser Bulgar by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Voyages II is a 75-minute recital program with NO intermission.
Voyages recital programs journey from Classical Music to improvisation-infused world music to klezmer.
Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms
- 2nd Movement: Andante un poco Adagio
Chassidic Dance by Abraham Ellstein
November 22 by Kinan Azmeh (arr. Tagg)
Berimbau by Kathleen Tagg
Body and Soul by Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Parzial by John Zorn (arr. Tagg)
Moldavian Voyage by Emil Kroitor
Synagogue Wail by David Krakauer
Der Heyser Bulgar by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Voyages recital programs journey from Classical Music to improvisation-infused world music to klezmer.
Recent Performances include Chautauqua Institution, Shanghai Conservatory, New York's Rockefeller University Noontime Concerts, Beijing's Nationalities University, University of Buffalo's Slee Visiting Artist Series.
Voyages I is a full-length recital program WITH intermission
Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms
Allegro appassionato, Andante un poco Adagio
Allegretto grazioso, Vivace
Chassidic Dance by Abraham Ellstein
INTERMISSION
November 22 by Kinan Azmeh (arr. Tagg)
Parzial by John Zorn (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Berimbau by Kathleen Tagg
Body and Soul by Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Moldavian Voyage by Emil Kroitor (arr. Tagg, Krakauer)
Synagogue Wail by David Krakauer
Der Heyser Bulgar by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Voyages II is a 75-minute recital program with NO intermission.
Voyages recital programs journey from Classical Music to improvisation-infused world music to klezmer.
Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 by Johannes Brahms
- 2nd Movement: Andante un poco Adagio
Chassidic Dance by Abraham Ellstein
November 22 by Kinan Azmeh (arr. Tagg)
Berimbau by Kathleen Tagg
Body and Soul by Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Parzial by John Zorn (arr. Tagg)
Moldavian Voyage by Emil Kroitor
Synagogue Wail by David Krakauer
Der Heyser Bulgar by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
CONNECTIONS
Connections is an acoustic program that lives at the intersection of world music & improvisation
Recent Performances include Switzerland's Cully Jazz Festival, JAAMM Festival in Denver
Connections by Krakauer & Tagg
November 22 by Kinan Azmeh (arr. Tagg)
(Optional: Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy )
Ebuhuel by John Zorn (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Parzial by John Zorn (arr. Tagg)
Berimbau by Kathleen Tagg
Body and Soul by Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Ntyilo Ntyilo by Alan Silinga (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Chassidic Dance by Abraham Ellstein
Der Gasn Nign by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Moldavian Voyage by Emil Kroitor
Synagogue Wail by David Krakauer
Der Heyser Bulgar by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Connections is an acoustic program that lives at the intersection of world music & improvisation
Recent Performances include Switzerland's Cully Jazz Festival, JAAMM Festival in Denver
Connections by Krakauer & Tagg
November 22 by Kinan Azmeh (arr. Tagg)
(Optional: Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy )
Ebuhuel by John Zorn (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Parzial by John Zorn (arr. Tagg)
Berimbau by Kathleen Tagg
Body and Soul by Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Ntyilo Ntyilo by Alan Silinga (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Chassidic Dance by Abraham Ellstein
Der Gasn Nign by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
Moldavian Voyage by Emil Kroitor
Synagogue Wail by David Krakauer
Der Heyser Bulgar by Traditional (arr. Krakauer, Tagg)
"I’ve been interested in juxtaposing the making of my own music with interpreting classical compositions. (In that sense I never felt the need to “cross”– I was already “over.”) It was always amazing to see how the two interacted with one another. Constantly working to create my own sounds (whether it be through improvising or composing) has helped me find my personal key to interpretation: first, always striving to be closer to the moment of creation (play the piece as if I had composed it or improvised it); second, seeking to tell a story; and third, creating a dialogue between my ideas and what I perceive as the composer’s ideas. "
– David Krakauer, on crossover, genre-bending, and collaboration
"Both Krakauer and Tagg elicited astonishing tones from their instruments...I am still in awe of the immense privilege it was to witness such a passionate and varied performance"