Ensemble Connect shares classical music with Skidmore, Saratoga Springs
Ensemble Connect October 2023 Program
Friday, October 27, 2023
7:30 PM Performance
Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall
Arthur Zankel Music Center
CONCERT PROGRAM
MISSY MAZZOLI | Still Life with Avalanche
BARBER | Summer Music, Op. 31
FRANZ SCHUBERT | Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "Trout"
Carnegie Hall鈥檚 Ensemble Connect has been called 鈥渢he new face of classical music for New York鈥� by The New York Times. In the season鈥檚 first performance, they perform Schubert鈥檚 lively 鈥淭rout鈥� quintet.
It鈥檚 a remarkable piece showcasing the composer鈥檚 gift for melody while highlighting
the uniquely beautiful possibilities unlocked by its unusual instrumentation. Also
featured is Barber鈥檚 Summer Music鈥攁n enduring favorite, and the composer鈥檚 sole chamber work for wind instruments鈥攁nd
Missy Mazzoli鈥檚 Still Life with Avalanche, which she describes as 鈥渁 piece about finding beauty in chaos, and vice versa.鈥�
This event is free and open to the public; no tickets required.
Presented by the Department of Music and the Office of Special Programs
The biannual residency is made possible by the generous support of David and Beverly Sanders Payne '59 (October residency) and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation (February residency).
Please mark your calendars for February 2024
Ensemble Connect February 2024 Program
Friday, February 16, 2024
7:30 PM Performance
Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall
Arthur Zankel Music Center
CONCERT PROGRAM
INTI FIGGIS-VIZUETA | New Work (NY Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
GABRIELA LENA FRANK | Leyendas: an Andean Walkabout for String Orchestra
TANIA LE脫N | De Memorias
BEETHOVEN Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 16