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Sunday, February 21, 2010 3pm
Doug O’Connor, saxophone
Saeka Matsuyama, violin
Lidia Kaminska, accordion
Michael Mizrahi, piano
Trinity Center for Urban Life
2212 Spruce Street, Philadelphia
Spotlighting the work of Pulitzer Prize winner Aaron Jay Kernis,
Astral’s 2009-2011 composer-in-residence
Christian Lauba Worksong for Solo Saxophone
Walter Hartley Dance Suite for Saxophone, Violin, and Piano
Marc Eychenne Cantilene et Danse for Saxophone, Violin, and Piano
Evan K. Chambers Come Down Heavy! for Saxophone, Violin, and Piano
Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, trans. for Solo Saxophone
Aaron Jay Kernis Superstar Etude No. 1
Baljinder Sekhon II Gradient for Saxophone and Prepared Piano
Piazzolla Fugata, Chin Chin, Soledad & Concierto para Quinteto for Saxophone, Violin, Piano, and Accordion
(Approximate running time: 105 minutes + 15-minute intermission)
Join us for “Conversations With The Artists” immediately following the concert, moderated by composer and former Executive Director of Settlement Music School, Robert Capanna. Not only is this your chance to get the answers to the questions you’ve always wanted to ask our artists, but Astral’s Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-in-residence Aaron Jay Kernis will also be on hand to shine a light on his works, including Colored Field, which he wrote in 1993 after a deeply affecting visit to the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. The work received the coveted Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition in 2002 and will be featured on Astral’s April 7 concert at the Kimmel Center with Symphony in C.
