'There's something here in America that is really allowing artists to create and make their dreams.' A debut performance this weekend uses music to tell the story of immigration.
His multimedia symphony is a fusion of jazz and classical, which is both cinematic and intimate. It includes voices from Tixier's past; his grandparents, who were also immigrants, mentors, and his childhood school outside Paris."It took many, many years of being starving and being in the worst situation where I couldn't eat, I couldn't even afford to take the subway," Tixier recalled.
Tixier built a career on improvising. He has five Grammy certificates for work with Hans Zimmer, John Legend, and others. He's also a"When I moved here in America, I had no idea that I would even be 10% of what I'm doing today," Tixier said."There's something here in America that is really allowing artists to create and make their dreams."
One of Tixier's undergraduate violin students, Joseph Reding, worked with him to orchestrate"Symphony of an Immigrant." "There's a purpose here for me to try to describe the journey of someone coming from a different country into a new one with new roots," Tixier said."How do you make it home, leaving your home? Where is home...this is what the piece is about.". There are still a few tickets available as of Friday night.
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