Auditorium Theatre Presents "Scenes from Life: Cuba!"

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University is proud to announce the United States premiere of “Scenes from Life: Cuba!” composed and conducted by Orbert Davis and performed by his Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Parkway. Featured guest artists for this extraordinary performance will include student musicians from Cuba’s national conservatory of the arts.

In December 2014, Davis and Chicago Jazz Philharmonic musicians conducted a weeklong residency at Universidad de las Artes (ISA), Cuba’s national conservatory of music in Havana, culminating in the debut of this new work at the Havana International Jazz Festival. During this residency, the United States and Cuba made the historic announcement of the normalization of their diplomatic relations, thrusting Davis and CJP into the spotlight of local and national news.

For this one-night-only performance in Chicago, musicians from ISA will once again perform with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. In the days prior to the performance the Cuban musicians and ISA staff, along with CJP, will participate in pre-concert talks, open rehearsals and other activities designed to foster communication and the exchange of ideas between Cubans and Chicagoans.