HSO MUSICAL DIALOGUES: ON CONNECTICUT NATURALISM
HSO MUSICAL DIALOGUES: ON CONNECTICUT NATURALISM
with the HSO Earth Trio: Jeffrey Krieger, cello; Greig Shearer, flute; Gary Chapman, piano
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
5:30 p.m. | Artist Forum at Firebox Restaurant with cellist Jeffrey Krieger and composer Michael Gatonska
7:00 p.m. | Concert at The Studio at The Billings Forge Community Works (Broad Street, Hartford)
FREE ADMISSION
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“On Connecticut Naturalism” celebrates the beauty of Connecticut’s natural resources through a concert of contemporary masterworks performed on electric cello, amplified flute and “prepared” piano (a piano with objects inserted into the strings to create unusual sound effects). Program highlights include Le Merle Noir (The Blackbird) by Olivier Messian; George Crumb’s Vox Balanae (Voice of the Whale) for three masked players inspired by the singing of the humpback whale; and On Connecticut Naturalism by Connecticut composer Michael Gatonska, which originates from notes taken while "in the field" hiking and bicycling through Connecticut. Audience members will get the opportunity to meet and mingle with the performers at a pre-performance cocktail hour and open forum at Firebox Restaurant.
AUDIO CLIP
http://www.xenarts.com/music/krieger/media/OCN.mp3