by Steven | Jun 25, 2024 | 24-25
About the Program Toomai String Quintet: Passos Brasileiros Toomai String Quintet, an ensemble dedicated to expanding the Latin American chamber music repertoire, performs music from their new album, Passos Brasileiros (Brazilian Steps). Celebrating Brazil’s vibrant...
by Leah Hollingsworth | Jun 25, 2024 | 24-25
About the Program The Orchestra of St. Lukes’ NYC Five Borough Tour highlights the life and music of Chen Yi, the celebrated Chinese-American composer. A featured performer in the concert, Chen Yi will take the audience on a journey through her own stories and...
by Leah Hollingsworth | Jun 25, 2024 | 24-25
About the Program Music and Migration is a collaborative program stemming from a deep friendship between the Aizuri Quartet and the Syrian-American clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh. All five of the artists have different personal relationships to and experiences...
by Steven | Jun 25, 2024 | 24-25
About the Program Return/Revive RETURN/REVIVE pairs two major works of grief and hope: one ancient, and one in its world premiere. First, Tudor composer Robert White’s Lamentations a5, which gorgeously and viscerally expresses Jeremiah’s sorrow at the Biblical...
by Steven | Jun 25, 2024 | 24-25
About the Program Fate and Yearning Shortly before the end of his extraordinarily productive life, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a question on the score of the final movement of his last completed major work: “Muss es sein?” or “Must it be?” Later, on another page in the...
by Steven | Jun 25, 2024 | 24-25
About the Ensemble Biribá Union features Mike Block (Cello, Vocals), Christylez Bacon (Beatbox, Guitar, Rhymes), and Patricia Ligia (Electric Bass, Pandeiro, Vocals), forming a dynamic trio that blends original music with global influences to form a fresh and...