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St. Vincent Gets Her Phil: Annie Clark on Reimagining Her Catalog for a Full Orchestral Tour, Climaxing at the Hollywood Bowl
St. Vincent (Annie Clark) is bringing full orchestral arrangements of her back catalogue to a short US tour, culminating with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl on 2 August. The move follows her appearance at the BBC Proms, which was recorded and released as the live album "Live in London!", and marks the first time she has fully embraced symphonic orchestration for songs originally written without it.
Clark told Variety the idea grew directly out of the euphoria she felt performing with an orchestra at the Proms alongside conductor and co-arranger Jules Buckley and keyboard player and arranger Rachel Eckroth, prompting her to seek further shows immediately afterwards. The California leg features three dates this week: San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall with the San Francisco Symphony on Thursday, San Diego's Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, and the Hollywood Bowl with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on Sunday, with catalogue favourites such as "Hell Is Near", "Violent Times", "Black Rainbow" and "Paris Is Burning" reworked for orchestra.
In short
- St. Vincent tours with full orchestra, ending at Hollywood Bowl on 2 August.
- Follows her BBC Proms set, released as live album "Live in London!".
- Also plays San Francisco and San Diego symphony venues this week.
Explained simply
St. Vincent is the stage name of singer-songwriter Annie Clark, whose music is known for its experimental production and ambitious creative approach. She has built a career writing original compositions across multiple albums over the past two decades.
Clark is currently touring the United States with full orchestral arrangements of her own songs. Her compositions, originally written as standalone pieces, have been reworked with symphonic instruments played by large classical ensembles.
The tour grew directly from Clark's recent performance at the BBC Proms, a prestigious classical music festival, where she collaborated with conductor Jules Buckley and keyboard arranger Rachel Eckroth to create orchestral versions of her catalogue. The collaborative experience proved so rewarding that she immediately sought further orchestral concerts, with the current tour culminating at the Hollywood Bowl in August.