MTT, Jessye Norman and Joan La Barbara on John Cage's Song Books

As part of their groundbreaking American Mavericks festival in March, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony will be joined by three great voices of our time: Joan La Barbara, Meredith Monk, and Jessye Norman, to bring selections from John Cage's evocative and playful Song Books to life. Director Yuval Sharon contributes his eclectic, imaginative staging expertise to this music theater performance. Performances in San Francisco are March 10 and 14, then as part of the American Mavericks US tour in Ann Arbor MI on March 23 and in NY's Carnegie Hall March 27. www.americanmavericks.org