Festival of Contemporary Music
Monday, August 13, 2012 @ 8:00pm
Monday, August 13, 2012 @ 8:00pm
- Tanglewood, Seiji Ozawa Hall 197 West Street, Lenox, MA
- Tickets: $11.00
- Info: The annual Festival of Contemporary Music, directed by the distinguished composer-conductor and TMC alumnus Oliver Knussen in honor of his 60th birthday, highlights the works of a 20th century composer almost unknown in this country-Niccolò Castiglioni- and of four rising stars: English composers Luke Bedford and Helen Grime, and Americans Sean Shepherd and Marti Epstein, the latter presenting the world premiere of her new TMC commissioned string quartet. Knussen's own work will be represented by his one-act opera "Higglety Pigglety Pop," written in collaboration with Maurice Sendak; the performance will feature live video with images from the Sendak book by video artist Netia Jones. Additional highlights will be a Prelude concert lead by Gunther Schuller with short, rarely performed works by Charles Ives; and a piano recital by Gloria Cheng.
- Program included:
| BEDFORD - Outblaze the Sky BENJAMIN - Duet (conductor Knussen) DEL TREDICI - Happy Voices (conductor Asbury) GRIME - Everyone Sang (conductor Knussen) SCHULLER - Dreamscape (conductor Schuller) BIRTWISTLE - Sonance Severerance 2000 (conductor Asbury) |
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