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Collage New Music | New Beginnings

Sunday, October 6, 2024   |   7:30 pm 9:00 pm

The season-opener marks Eric Nathan’s inaugural concert as Artistic Director and features music that builds on the past to find new sonic futures, featuring composers who find inspiration from both J.S. Bach and improvised music. The concert features two newly commissioned world premieres for the occasion connecting Collage’s past to its future.

Please join us for a pre-Concert Talk at 6:30pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and featured composers

$35 General Admission; $15 Students (Longy Students and Faculty: Free)

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Opening Night: I. New Beginnings
Eric Nathan, CONDUCTOR
Collage New Music
Sarah Brady, FLUTE; Alexis Lanz, CLARINET; Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, SAXOPHONE; Heather Braun, VIOLIN;Jan Müller-Szeraws, CELLO; Christopher Oldfather, PIANO/HARPSICHORD; Michael Weinfield-Zell, PERCUSSION

Juri Seo’s participation at this concert and the Collage Composers Colloquium is co-sponsored by the Korean Cultural Society of Boston

PROGRAM

Wang Lu: New Work (2024) world premiere (Collage Commission)*
flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano/harpsichord, percussion

Vijay Iyer: Run (2015)
solo cello

Juri Seo: Rondeau, Ostinato, Fantasia (2018) Boston premiere
clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano/harpsichord, percussion

Intermission

J.S. Bach: Aria from Goldberg Variations
harpsichord

John Harbison: New Work (2024) world premiere (Collage Commission)

Eric Nathan: Short Stories (2021) live audience world premiere (50th anniversary Collage Commission)
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion

The concert will conclude by 9:15 p.m.
Please join Collage for a reception following the performance

*Wang Lu’s work was Commissioned by Collage New Music in honor of Eric Nathan’s inaugural concert as Artistic Director, with the generous support of David Josephson

Details

Date:
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Time:
7:30 pm 9:00 pm
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Venue

Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
Longy School of Music, 27 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 United States

Thanks to our partnership with the Massachusetts Cultural Council and their “Card to Culture” program, Longy School of Music of Bard College can offer free tickets to many of our diverse and innovative performance offerings. See the full list of participating “Card to Culture” organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.