Saturday, October 12th at 8 p.m.
Venue:
the cell, 338 West 223rd Street, NYC thecelltheater.org
Program:
Ensemble Pi
Philip Miller: Can you Hear That? (2009) for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet & electronics
John Harbison: Abu Ghraib (2006) for cello & piano
Kristin Norderval: Elegy for Gaza (2009) for accordion, trombone, violin, voice & electronics
Krzysztof Penderecki: Sextet (2002) for piano, clarinet, french horn, violin, cello & viola
Guest Speaker: David Riker, writer, with Jeremy Scahill, of the documentary Dirty Wars (2013). Includes excerpts from film.
Ensemble Pi:
Kristin Norderval, soprano; Airi Yoshioka, violin, Karl Kremer, french horn; Moran Katz, clarinet, Idith Meshulam, piano
Guests:
William Lang, trombone; Ahling Neu, viola
Ensemble Π is a socially conscious new music group
dedicated to performing the music of living and undiscovered composers.
Through innovative, collaborative, and educational programs, Ensemble Π bridges the gap between new music and new audiences. Under the artistic direction of pianist Idith Meshulam, Ensemble Π was established and incorporated as a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization in 2001.
