San Francisco Contemporary Music Players - “Fire and Water, Shadows and Dust”
Sounding off numerous sources, both visual and literary, this program for flute and harp in both solo and duo repertoire exploits the full range of virtuosity on both instruments, while creating a powerful array of imagery at the same time. Centering on themes of mythology and mortality, pieces by Jennifer Higdon and Suzanne Farrin explore the intensities of sonic production suggested by contemplations on violence and disintegration, while works by Marcus Norris, Salvatore Sciarrino, Toru Takemitsu and Roberto Sierra inhabit the spaces of softer expressivity through imagistic references. The first two installments of Luciano Berio’s Sequenza series – the Italian composer’s landmark contribution to the solo repertoire of several instruments – anchor the program in a display of musical athleticism and sound painting.
Featuring: Tod Brody, flute and Meredith Clark, harp
Program:
Jennifer Higdon – rapid fire for solo flute (1992)
Suzanne Farrin – Polvere et Ombra for solo harp (2008)
Luciano Berio – Sequenza I for solo flute (1958)
Salvatore Sciarrino – Fauno che Fischia a un Merlo for flute and harp (1980)
Luciano Berio – Sequenza II for solo harp (1963)
Marcus Norris – New Work (2022, *world premiere) (SF Search for Scores Commissioning Prize), for solo harp
Toru Takemitsu – Toward the Sea III, version for alto flute and harp (1989)
Roberto Sierra – Selections from Flower Pieces for flute and harp (1994)
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