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February 2020
Oslo, Norway—The Light that Fills the World
PROGRAM: Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture from Prometheus Lera Auerbach: Arctica John Luther Adams: The Light that Fills the World Claude Debussy: La mer Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Lera Auerbach, piano Oslo Philharmonic Choir Øystein Fevang choir conductor
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Lisle, IL—The Wind in High Places
Featuring music heralding the arrival of Spring that celebrates the wonder of nature, musicians of Chicago's Fifth House Ensemble feature music by classical masters (J.S. Bach, whose birthday coincides with the first day of Spring) along with music by three living recipients of the Pulitzer Prize who consider the cyclic renewal of the earth from a contemporary perspective. Travel through nearby Wisconsin Woods with flute music by Native American composer Brent Michael Davids, and visit Appalachia through Steven Snowden's gorgeous…
Find out more »Wheaton, IL—The Wind in High Places (Above Sunset Pass)
At a time when the environment is more threatened than ever with pollution and our life-giving waterways at risk, Fifth House Ensemble traces the life cycle of water from its metaphorical descent from the heavens as rain, to its long journey in streams and rivers informed by conservation experts and ecologists. Featuring a new commission by Fresh Inc Festival alumnus Patrick O’Malley driven by ecological data from Friends of the Chicago River, a new commission by Shawn Okpebholo that celebrates…
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Chicago, IL—The Wind in High Places (Above Sunset Pass)
At a time when the environment is more threatened than ever with pollution and our life-giving waterways at risk, Fifth House Ensemble traces the life cycle of water from its metaphorical descent from the heavens as rain, to its long journey in streams and rivers informed by conservation experts and ecologists. Featuring a new commission by Fresh Inc Festival alumnus Patrick O’Malley driven by ecological data from Friends of the Chicago River, a new commission by Shawn Okpebholo that celebrates…
Find out more »San Francisco, CA—Become Ocean
PROGRAM Richard Wagner Siegfried's Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung Witold Lutosławski Partita for Violin and Orchestra Sam Weiser '19, violin John Luther Adams Become Ocean PERFORMERS SFCM Orchestra Christopher Rountree, conductor Sam Weiser '19, violin
Find out more »Fort Wayne, IN—The Wind in High Places (Above Sunset Pass)
Supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, Fifth House Ensemble visits the Canterbury School for a two-day Rivers Empyrean residency. Musicians will work with students in the classroom and at the Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve, leading them in hands-on activities that explore themes of water usage best practices and environmental conservation. At a time when the environment is more threatened than ever with pollution and our life-giving waterways at risk, Fifth House Ensemble traces the life cycle of water from…
Find out more »Fort Wayne, IN—The Wind in High Places (Above Sunset Pass)
Supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, Fifth House Ensemble visits the Canterbury School for a two-day Rivers Empyrean residency. Musicians will work with students in the classroom and at the Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve, leading them in hands-on activities that explore themes of water usage best practices and environmental conservation. At a time when the environment is more threatened than ever with pollution and our life-giving waterways at risk, Fifth House Ensemble traces the life cycle of water from…
Find out more »May 2020
Brooklyn, NY—Strange and Sacred Noise
John Luther Adams’ radical vision is to use music to describe how we live in the world, in particular how nature changes us, and how we change it, combining a rugged sense of the elemental with a real concern for the health of the earth. At LONG PLAY, his monumental cycle is performed by Left Edge Percussion and the Southern Oregon University Percussion Ensemble. Bang on a Can announces the launch of LONG PLAY, a new, three-day destination music festival,…
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