Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 8pm
Musical Spirits Reappear
Merkin Concert Hall Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street, NYC
Hildegard von Bingen receives belated 900th birthday greetings. Ockeghem (15th century composer) sneaks into a piece written last year. Louis Karchin’s Ancient Scenes places Seamus Heaney’s poetry in the context of ancient panoramas. Arm yourself for Halloween with musical spirits from long ago!
Louis Karchin, Ancient Scenes (2014)
Jihyun Kim, Once Upon a Time (2018) – Winner of the League of
Composers/ISCM annual composers competition
Jonathan Dawe, On Again, Ockeghem (2018)
Cynthia Folio, Through Window’s Lattices (1999) – Written in celebration
of the 900th birthday of Hildegard von Bingen
Bruce Adolphe, And All Is Always Now (1992)
Vasiliki Krimitza, Aeoliás (2019)
DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS
Curtis Macomber, violin
Patricia Spencer, flute
Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet
Chris Gross, cello
Steven Beck, piano
GUEST ARTISTS
Marisa Karchin, soprano
John Ferrari, percussion
Louis Karchin, conductor
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 8pm
Remembering George Walker
Merkin Concert Hall Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street, NYC
Celebrate Lincoln’s birthday by hearing masterworks by two African-American composers, cited as “ultimately life-enhancing” (about George Walker, in Fanfare Magazine) and “sharply drawn and gripping” (about Wendell Logan, in The New York Times)
George Walker, Music for 3 (1970/1991)
George Walker, work to be transcribed for Da Capo
George Walker, Modus (1998) – Special collaboration with Cygnus Ensemble
Wendell Logan, Runagate, Runagate (1989)
DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS
Curtis Macomber, violin
Patricia Spencer, flute
Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet
Chris Gross, cello
Steven Beck, piano
GUEST ARTISTS
William Anderson, guitar
Oren Fader, guitar
Robert Ingliss, oboe
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 8pm
Juxtapositions
Merkin Concert Hall Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street, NYC
Eminent composers with whom Da Capo has worked closely for decades will be juxtaposed with young, budding talents and recent discoveries. Featuring works by Elliott Carter, George Perle, and younger composers Amy Williams, Kate Soper, and Lei Liang.
