GRAND ADVENTURES

Get ready for a grand tour, crossing borders from classical to contemporary! Seventy-five minutes, no intermission, one unforgettable musical adventure after another*.  We open with a recently rediscovered waltz by Chopin, followed by sensual waltzes infused with Poulenc’s distinctive “je ne sais quoi”. Tchaikovsky’s playful Valse-Scherzo leads us to Schafer’s Waves, rendering the movement of the ocean in music to create a gorgeously theatrical marine soundscape. Chin’s Allegro ma non troppo takes us on a mesmerizing sensual exploration of sound and silence, light and dark, movement and stillness. Last stop, Hallelujah Junction, where “the ghost of Conlon Nancarrow goes head to head with a Nevada cathouse pianola.” Not sure what that means? No worries, just sit back and enjoy the ride!

*Recommended for intrepid concert goers, willing to step outside their comfort zone.

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Frédéric Chopin A Lost Waltz in A Minor 

Francis Poulenc Various Waltzes from L'invitation au Château 

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo, Op.34 

Murray Schafer String Quartet No. 2 (Waves)

Ananurhan
Uyghur folk melody arranged by Zubaida Azezi and Edo Frenkel

Unsuk Chin Allegro ma non troppo

John Adams Hallelujah Junction