Music Now: Voices of Our Time

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Music Now: Voices of Our Time

The wealth of ideas expressed in music has always evolved alongside the march of history; as we enter the twenty-first century, the breadth of the art of chamber music has never been more expansive. The final program of Music@Menlo’s 2008 season celebrates the rich diversity of the music of our time. “Music Now” features West Coast premieres by two of today’s leading female composers: Scenes from the Poet’s Dreams by Brooklyn-born Jennifer Higdon, written for pianist Gary Graffman; and selections from the ongoing cycle Songs of Cifar and the Sweet Sea by Peruvian-American Gabriela Lena Frank. The program also features the world premiere of Music@Menlo’s first commission: a new piano trio by the American composer Kenneth Frazelle. The 2008 season culminates with the powerful Elegy: Snow in June for cello and percussion quartet, written by Chinese composer Tan Dun to memorialize the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Concert Program V:
Music Now: Voices of Our Time

Jennifer Higdon: Scenes from the Poet’s Dreams (1999)
(West Coast premiere)

Kenneth Frazelle: Piano Trio (2008)
(world premiere)

Gabriela Lena Frank: Selections from Songs of Cifar and the Sweet Sea (2004–08)
(West Coast premiere)

Tan Dun: Elegy: Snow in June (1991)
Performers

Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen violin
Kristopher Tong violin
Mai Motobuchi viola
Yeesun Kim cello

Joseph Swensen violin
Andrés Díaz cello
David Finckel cello
Gary Graffman piano
Anna Polonsky piano
Jeffrey Kahane piano
Robert Gardner baritone
Florian Conzetti percussion
Tom Kolor percussion
Christopher Froh percussion
Daniel Kennedy percussion
Wednesday, August 6

Koret Young Performers Concert*
5:30 p.m., Stent Family Hall, Menlo School
Free admission

Encounter IV: Future Forward: Exploring the Here and Now,
led by Ara Guzelimian
7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $35 adult; $15 student
Thursday, August 7

Prelude Performance*
6:00 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Free admission

Concert Program V: Music Now: Voices of Our Time
8:00 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Tickets: $50/$32 adult; $25/$10 student
Friday, August 8

Koret Young Performers Concert*
3:00 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Free admission

Prelude Performance*
6:00 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Free admission

Repeat of Concert Program V
8:00 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Tickets: $50/$32 adult; $25/$10 student

More Info

Link

http://musicatmenlo.org/festival/concert-series

Call

650.330.2030 (Box Office)