Saxophonist Joe Lovano to be featured in Winston-Salem Symphony’s “Enchanted Waters” concert

The Winston-Salem Symphony presents its next Classics Series concert entitled “Enchanted Waters” on Jan. 6 and 7. Music Director Michelle Merrill leads the pair of concerts featuring internationally renowned saxophonist Joe Lovano. Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and producer, Joe Lovano is celebrated for his fearless pursuit of artistic innovation. With a Grammy win for “52nd Street Themes” and 14 nominations, he has consistently dominated DownBeat Magazine’s Critics and Readers Polls, earning accolades as Tenor Saxophonist, Musician of the Year, and for Jazz Album of the Year. The concerts will be held on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3:00 p.m., at R.J. Reynolds Auditorium, 301 North Hawthorne Road. The program includes Claude Debussy’s “La mer,” Maurice Ravel’s “La valse,” and the local premiere of a co-commissioned work by Douglas Cuomo entitled “a raft, the sky, the wild sea.” Claude Debussy’s ever-popular “La mer” sets the tone for the evening’s aquatic metaphor with its vivid and atmospheric portrayal of the ocean. Debussy’s admiration for the sea was so deeply felt that he noted it as “the thing in nature which best puts you in your place.” His use of rich orchestrations, unconventional scales, and subtle nuances create...