Music of the Earth
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“Music of the Earth,” showcases compositions inspired by the natural world, with “eco-composer” John Luther Adams’s captivating solo violin ode to Alaska, Three High Places, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Raven Chacon’s haunting string quartet piece, The Journey of the Horizontal People, and composer Allison Loggins-Hull’s exploration of “home,” the poignant Homeland. The concert also features Curtis alumna Gabriella Smith’s (’13) imaginative, coral reef-inspired work, Anthozoa, Icelandic composer and guitarist Gulli Bjornsson’s striking pieces for solo classical guitar, Landslög, and pioneering electronic music composer Luciano Berio’s 1964 anthology of eleven songs from eight countries, Folk Songs, for voice and chamber ensemble.
Run time: approximately 105 minutes including one intermission.
Program
| JOHN LUTHER ADAMS |
Three High Places
I. Above Sunset Pass Leah Amory, violin |
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| RAVEN CHACON |
The Journey of the Horizontal People
Erinys Quartet Elizabeth Stewart, violin |
| ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL |
Homeland
Anastasia Samsel, flute |
| GABRIELLA SMITH (’13) |
Anthozoa
Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin |
| GULLI BJÖRNSSON |
Landslög
Landslag I. – dökkar sandþúfur með smá mosa // dark sand dunes with some moss Muxin Li, guitar |
| LUCIANO BERIO |
Folk Songs
I. "Black Is the Colour" (USA) Micah Gleason, conductor and mezzo-soprano |
Artists
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Ensemble 20/21’s repertoire features works from the 20th and 21st centuries. With bold collaborations and striking productions, Ensemble 20/21 embraces the cutting edge of contemporary classical music through the highest level of artistry.
About the Performers
Leah Amory, from New York City, a student of Pamela Frank and Erin Keefe, holds a fellowship from an anonymous donor and entered Curtis in 2022.
Elizabeth Stewart, from Rochester, N.Y., is a member of the Erinys Quartet, which entered Curtis’s Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet Program in 2023.
Joosep Reimaa, from Tartu, Estonia, is a member of the Erinys Quartet, which entered Curtis’s Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet Program in 2023.
Marija Räisänen, from Kaunas, Lithuania, is a member of the Erinys Quartet, which entered Curtis’s Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet Program in 2023.
Stergios Theodoridis, from Thessaloniki, Greece, is a member of the Erinys Quartet, which entered Curtis’s Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet Program in 2023.
Anastasia Samsel, from Guilford, Conn., a student of Jeffrey Khaner, is the Julius Baker Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Maya Anjali Buchanan, from Rapid City, S.D., a student of Ida Kavafian, is the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2018.
Matthew Christakos, from Toronto, a student of Gary Hoffman and Peter Wiley, is the Joseph Druian Fellow and entered Curtis in 2019.
Tae McLoughlin, from South Orange, N.J., a student of Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is the Stanley and Bertha Rogasner Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021.
Delvan Lin, from Auckland, New Zealand, a student of Meng-Chieh Liu, is the Karolyn Kirksey Holler Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Muxin Li, from Hangzhou, China, a student of David Starobin and Jason Vieaux, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Micah Gleason, from Chapel Hill, N.C., a student of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is the Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Dillon Scott, from Lansdale, Pa., a student of Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is the Mark E. Rubenstein Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
TaeYeon Rachel Kim, from Seoul, a student of Gary Hoffman and Peter Wiley, is the Jeanette S. Epstein Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Julin Cheung, from Seattle, a student of Jeffrey Khaner, is the Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Fellow and entered Curtis in 2020.
Hwaseop Jeong, from Seoul, a student of Anthony McGill, is the Mark and Esther Kramer Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Maxence Dauriat Rancurel, from Combs-la-Ville, France, a student of Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Claire Thai, from Tucson, Ariz., a student of Elizabeth Hainen, is the L. Daniel Dannenbaum Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2018.