Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
From smoky Berlin nightclubs to today’s jazz clubs, cabaret walks the line between satire and story. Join Parlando for The Cabaret Project: Part II, the second chapter of a two-season collaboration with soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, exploring cabaret’s blend of sharp-edged social commentary and deeply personal storytelling. This eclectic program features Ernst Krenek’s jazzy Fantasie on Jonny spielt auf, Hanns Eisler’s punchy Kleine Sinfonie, and Abel Meeropol’s haunting Strange Fruit, the searing ballad made famous by Billie Holiday. The concert features a world premiere orchestration of Zombie Blizzard by Aaron Davis and Margaret Atwood, a biting, humorous and moving song cycle about gender, loss and the strange beauty of survival.

ERNST KRENEK – Fantasie Jonny spielt auf for Salon Orchestra
HANNS EISLER – Kleine Sinfonie
ABEL MEEROPOL – "Strange Fruit" ft. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee
AARON DAVIS/MARGARET ATWOOD – Zombie Blizzard (World Premiere Orchestration) ft. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee