Portrait of Augusta Read Thomas
An on-stage conversation with Augusta Read Thomas and Artistic Director David Ludwig will precede the performance at 7:30 p.m.
Not concert order; each performer appreciates your attendance.
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS |
Scat Calvin Mayman, flute |
Plea for Peace Sophia Hunt, soprano |
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“Loci: Memory Palace,” from Helix Spirals Claire Bourg, violin |
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Klee Musings Karisa Chiu, violin |
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Capricci (“Hummingbird Romance”) Calvin Mayman, flute |
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Mansueto Tribute, (“Double Helix”) Emily Shehi, violin |
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Selene: Moon Chariot Rituals Vera Quartet |
Curtis 20/21 performs a selection of works by Curtis’s 2018–19 composer in residence, Augusta Read Thomas. A Grammy Award-winning master with an impressive body of works that embody unbridled passion and fierce poetry, she has been called “a true virtuoso composer” (The New Yorker) and “one of the most recognizable and widely loved figures in American music” (American Academy of Arts and Letters).
Generous support for the Curtis 20/21 Ensemble is provided by the Daniel W. Dietrich II Foundation.
The composer in residence program is supported in part by the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.