Artistic Director Daria Adams curates a one-hour program of four pieces by living composers, whose works look back in some way, then weaves them together with their historical counterparts. This leads to some fascinating juxtapositions, such as a song by Hildegard von Bingen from 1100 A.D with a work for strings and harpsichord by Michi Wiancko from 2021. Daria has paired Elizabethan era songs by John Dowland, Italian madrigals by Gesualdo, and a Bourree by J.S. Bach with modern counterparts by Wiancko and Caroline Shaw.
PROGRAM:
Hildegard von Bingen
12th Century Song
Soprano, Strings and Harpsichord
Michi Wiancko (B. 1976)
“Are you, you?” (2021)
String Quartet and Harpischord
John Dowland (1563-1626)
“Come Again: Sweet love Doth Now Invite”
“Can She Excuse My Wrongs”
Soprano and String Quartet
Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
“Blueprint” (2016) (from Op. 18 no. 6)
String Quartet
Carlo Gesualdo (1556-1613)
Già piansi nel dolore
(arr.Bruce Adolphe) Moro, lasso
String Quartet
J.S. Bach
“Bouree” from Suite in G major
Michi Wiancko (b. 1976)
“Blue Bouree” (2018)
String Quartet and Double Bass
Henry Purcell Chacony
String Quartet
Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
“And, So” (2019)
String Quartet and Voice
MUSICIANS:
Owen Dalby, Daria T Adams: violin
Meena Bhasin: viola
Tanya Tomkins: cello
Tori Tedeschi Adams: soprano
Robert Wright: double bass
Eric Zivian: harpsichord
This concert is part of the 2023 California Festival – A Celebration of New Music (Nov 3-19 2023)
A statewide music initiative showcasing the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in the past five years. Learn more at: www.cafestival.org
