Contemporary Music Ensemble
When:
Saturday, April 20, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Alan Pierson and Ben Bolter, conductors; Cassandra Miller, guest composer; staging direction by Alan Pierson
The Contemporary Music Ensemble presents an immersive, ritualized concert celebrating the residency of visionary Canadian composer Cassandra Miller, creator of “music that reminds us how to cry” (Alex Ross). At the heart of the event is Gérard Grisey’s iconic and beguiling masterpiece Partiels, based on cycles of human breath.
Cassandra Miller, O Zomer! (US premiere)
Mya Vandegrift, you do not have to be good (world premiere)
Gérard Grisey, Partiels from Les espaces acoustiques
Cassandra Miller, Perfect Offering