David Bowie's Lazarus from his final masterpiece album Blackstar, arranged by Evan Ziporyn and Jamshied Sharifi for solo cellist Maya Beiser and Ambient Orchestra featuring musicians from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, live at Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech. Video courtesy Moss Arts Center. https://artscenter.vt.edu http://www.ambientorchestra.com http://www.mayabeiser.com http://www.ziporyn.com

While secretly battling a fatal illness, rock icon David Bowie crafted what would be his final album: the stark yet adventurous Blackstar. The record takes some surprising jazz-fusion turns in the midst of the Starman facing his own mortality. Composer, performer, and MIT professor Ziporyn pays tribute to the late Bowie by transforming Blackstar into a cello concerto for acclaimed avant-garde cellist Beiser, backed by the Ambient Orchestra with musicians from Boston Conservatory at Berklee.