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Donald Nally, conductor; Brandon Acker, theorbo
The Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble presents an important US premiere: David Lang’s setting of a letter from beloved Jewish scholar Rabbi Moses ben Nachman to his children after his exile from Spain in 1267. The work recalls Lang’s mother’s exile to Barcelona, and eventually the US, because of her faith—stateless. Monteverdi’s Sestina: Tears of a Lover at the Tomb of the Beloved is also born directly of personal experience: the death of a gifted young singer, the “Little Roman Girl,” who lived with Monteverdi and his wife in Mantua. The great late-Renaissance composer’s musical response is grueling, beautiful, thought-provoking, and universal.
David Lang, stateless
Claudio Monteverdi, Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
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