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Intellect & Excitement

A word to the wise music lover: Run, dont walk, to this series Frank Daykin from The New York Concert Review

Wa Concert Series continues with its third and final musical offering for this calendar year Intellect & Excitement, highlighting two of the most important and exciting American Composers of the 20th/21st centuries: Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) the father of Maximalism and Charles Wuorinen, a composer of maximum excitement celebrating his 80th birthday this year. Please join us for an evening filled with music that will both excite your intellect and move you as our wonderful musicians take on some of the most challenging repertoire of the 20th/21st Centuries!

The concert will take place on December 7, 2018 at the Tenri Cultural institute of New York at 7:30PM.

On the Program:

Milton Babbitt
Quatrains for Soprano and 2 Clarinets
My Ends are my Beginnings for solo Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
More Melismata for solo Cello
Du for Soprano and Piano
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet

Charles Wuorinen
A Song to the Lute in Musicke for Soprano and Piano
Cello Variations for Cello without accompaniment
Fortune for Violin, Cello, Clarinet and Piano

Artists: Charles Neidich - Clarinet/Bass Clarinet; Ayako Oshima - Clarinet; Lucy Fitz Gibbon - Soprano; Fred Sherry - Cello; Tengku Ahmad Irfan - Piano; Ryan McCullough - Piano; Katie Hyun - Violin; Yezu Elizabeth Wo - Violin; En-Chi Cheng - Viola

Reception Will Follow

Ayako Oshima, our Chef Extraordinaire has prepared a feast of culinary delights and spirits for your enjoyment as you get to meet and greet the performers!