Program Three
Henry Cowell: Inventor
8pm, Saturday, April 7
"an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape"
—San Francisco Chronicle on Telegraph Quartet
Revel in the sonorities of Henry Cowell’s wild musical inventions. Experience this year’s commissioning project: an experimental collaboration between composer Eugene Birman and choreographer and San Francisco Ballet soloist, James Sofranko. Inspired by Martha Graham’s legendary collaboration with Cowell and written for SFDanceworks and Third Sound, this premiere is sure to be unforgettable. The award-winning Telegraph Quartet ends the program with Cowell’s moving United Quartet.
Program
Eugene Birman: World Premiere - The Sound of Your Solitude and Mine. Choreographed by James Sofranko, in collaboration with SFDanceworks
Carl Ruggles (reconstructed by John Kirkpatrick): Mood, Prelude to an Imaginary Tragedy for violin and piano
Henry Cowell: 26 Simultaneous Mosaics for small ensemble
George Crumb: Apparition (selections) for soprano and piano
The Night in Silent Under Many a Star
Come Lovely and Soothing Death
Cowell: Fabric, The Banshee, Tiger, The Harp of Life for piano solo
Cowell: United Quartet
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