TUESDAY, MAY 5, 8:00 PM
Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W67th Street, New York; Subway: 1 train to 66th Street
Admission: $25; students half price; Box Office (212) 501-3330
Three ensembles team up to celebrate the 100th year of Messiaen in a concert featuring U.S. premieres of four of his leading protégés, including Pierre Boulez and Allain Gaussin. Highlights include:
Program
Olivier Messiaen - Oiseaux Exotiques
Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players
Eduardo Leandro, conductor
Gil Kalish, piano
Tristan Murail - Les Courants de l'Espace for ondes martenot and 28 musicians
U.S. premiere
Argento Chamber Ensemble and the
Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players
Tristan Murail, ondes martenot
Michel Galante, conductor
Pierre Boulez - Improvisé pour le Dr. K
U.S. premiere
Argento Chamber Ensemble
Michel Galante, conductor
Allain Gaussin - Satori for solo clarinet
U.S. premiere
Carol McGonnell, soloist
Gérard Grisey - Manifestations
U.S. premiere
Face the Music and Argento Chamber Ensemble
Jennifer Undercofler, conductor
Links and credits for photos and sequences in this video preview:
Messiaen photo: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malball/messiaengall.htm
oiseaux exotique performance (Boulez conducting): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht5qqE_e1UE
Murail photo by Guy Vivien: http://aulaelectroacustica.blogspot.com/2008/09/audio-tristan-murail.html
ondes martenot photos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondes_Martenot
Alain Gaussin photo by Jean-Michel Sabat: http://www.cdmc.asso.fr/biographies/d_g/gaussin.htm
Grisey photo: http://www.resmusica.com/article_555_concert_ensemble_court-circuit_hommage_a...
Boulez photo: http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2007/12/fting-pierre-boulez.html
god wish i could have come sorry guys!
jamesaellis 2 years ago