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Classical Music

Canto Ostinato

February 22 at 3pm

At Zellerbach Playhouse

Southside, Berkeley

🎼"dream collaboration for new-music enthusiasts!"
🥁"virtuosic and utterly mesmerizing" (The Guardian)
🎭"no bad seat at the Zellerbach"

Lose yourself in an afternoon of shimmering, layered minimalism. This rarely performed 1970s Dutch masterpiece unfolds through four mallet percussionists and two pianists in a slow-building sonic journey that rewards patient ears.

Minimalist masterpiece
Afternoon-length immersion
Elite new-music ensemble
Hypnotic percussion & piano

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  • Elite new-music ensemble
  • Hypnotic percussion & piano
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  • Southside
  • Berkeley

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