Edward Kelsey Moore ~ Appearing Soon!
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Chicago Sinfonietta
Sight + Sound
March 7th & 9th, 2020
CONDUCTOR
Mei-Ann Chen
GUEST ARTIST
Jennifer Koh, violin
The Chicago Sinfonietta will present Sight + Sound, A Sonic Art Exhibition, in two concerts performed in Naperville, IL & Chicago, IL.
Take an introspective journey through the world of visual art, with music as your guide! Sight + Sound features a world-premiere commission from composer Courtney Bryan created for “fearless violinist” Jennifer Koh. This work, Syzygy, celebrates artists Frida Kahlo, Maya Lin, and Alma Thomas and their cultural contributions to society.
From the concert-opening work, Finding Rothko, to Bryan's Syzygy, to Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition, this performance will meld symphonic color with tributes to the world’s most groundbreaking artists in a visceral celebration of the senses. The program closes with Pictures at an Exhibition: a grand and majestic finale rivaled only by the works of art it describes!
“[A] fearless violinist” –The New York Times
“A powerhouse soloist” – The Washington Post
"Other star violinists play concerts largely devoted to music by dead, white European composers. Jennifer Koh tackles ambitious contemporary projects designed to connect performers, audiences and living composers in mutually beneficial ways." - Chicago Tribune
PROGRAM
Adam Schoenberg ~ Finding Rothko
Courtney Bryan ~ Syzygy*
Mussorgsky/orch. ~ Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
*WORLD PREMIERE
Edward Kelsey Moore will perform among his Sinfonietta colleagues for these concerts.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Sight + Sound
A Sonic Art Exhibition
Saturday, March 7, 2020—8:00pm
WENTZ CONCERT HALL
Monday, March 9, 2020—7:30pm
SYMPHONY CENTER
Sight + Sound
March 7th & 9th, 2020
CONDUCTOR
Mei-Ann Chen
GUEST ARTIST
Jennifer Koh, violin
The Chicago Sinfonietta will present Sight + Sound, A Sonic Art Exhibition, in two concerts performed in Naperville, IL & Chicago, IL.
Take an introspective journey through the world of visual art, with music as your guide! Sight + Sound features a world-premiere commission from composer Courtney Bryan created for “fearless violinist” Jennifer Koh. This work, Syzygy, celebrates artists Frida Kahlo, Maya Lin, and Alma Thomas and their cultural contributions to society.
From the concert-opening work, Finding Rothko, to Bryan's Syzygy, to Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition, this performance will meld symphonic color with tributes to the world’s most groundbreaking artists in a visceral celebration of the senses. The program closes with Pictures at an Exhibition: a grand and majestic finale rivaled only by the works of art it describes!
“[A] fearless violinist” –The New York Times
“A powerhouse soloist” – The Washington Post
"Other star violinists play concerts largely devoted to music by dead, white European composers. Jennifer Koh tackles ambitious contemporary projects designed to connect performers, audiences and living composers in mutually beneficial ways." - Chicago Tribune
PROGRAM
Adam Schoenberg ~ Finding Rothko
Courtney Bryan ~ Syzygy*
Mussorgsky/orch. ~ Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
*WORLD PREMIERE
Edward Kelsey Moore will perform among his Sinfonietta colleagues for these concerts.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Sight + Sound
A Sonic Art Exhibition
Saturday, March 7, 2020—8:00pm
WENTZ CONCERT HALL
Monday, March 9, 2020—7:30pm
SYMPHONY CENTER
Courtney Bryan's Syzygy, written for Jennifer Koh, is commissioned by Chicago Sinfonietta and ARCO Collaborative’s The New American Concerto Project. This work is inspired by three artists and their work: painter Alma Thomas (1891-1978), painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), and designer, architect, and artist Maya Ying Lin (b. 1959). Each movement corresponds to a separate work of art by each of these artists: Thomas’ The Eclipse (1970), Kahlo’s Tree of Hope, Keep Firm (1946), and Lin’s Eclipsed Time (1994). Syzygy refers to the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system. The theme of eclipse is present in all of these works, as are contrasts of lightness and darkness.
Who The Hell Are We?
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New York Times Bestselling authors Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin launched a podcast in 2019: Who The Hell Are We? Once or twice a month they'll share a lively conversation about identity, books, and also cocktails (the latter having an inspiring and transforming effect on the former). You can listen to more than a dozen episodes anytime, FREE, by searching for the podcast at GooglePlay / Apple Podcasts or using whatever podcast app you prefer. Listen, discover and laugh along with these two fascinating writers! Click the More Info button for links and helpful how-to-hear podcast details.
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