Performance

Songs from five milestone Stevie Wonder albums

3 upcoming performances in New York

At BAM, *Songs from five milestone Stevie Wonder albums* draws from a defining run in Wonder’s catalogue and recasts it in a classical frame. Stevie Wonder appears alongside premier musicians and rotating, world-renowned guest artists, with arrangements that emphasize ensemble blend, meter, and careful phrasing over spotlight solos. In New York City, this kind of program reads as both homage and archival work, placing familiar songs inside the city’s concert-hall tradition. The earned result is a clearer view of the writing’s structure and harmonic logic.