Event

Empyrean Ensemble: “Rzewski’s ‘Coming Together’”
Sam Nichols, director

Five musicians sit and play on stage conducted by a woman in a black suit.  From left to right as the audience sees: Violinist wearing a red blouse reads her music and plays,  cellist in blue shirt faces to her left reading music, pianist wearing bright blue button down is nearly obscured behind them.  Clarinetist wears a bright orange button down and plays while facing forward, he is obscured by the conductor.  A piccolo player faces left and he leans forward to read his music. A pair of drums is off to the right side behind the group.
Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center

This program will range widely with a groundbreaking work from 50 years ago and new works by faculty and alumni. Frederic Rzewski wrote Coming Together in 1972 in response to an uprising at Attica prison the year before. It uses lyrics based on letters by Sam Melville, an Attica inmate and uprising leader killed by police. The ensemble of professional musicians will be joined by student musicians and vocalist-actor Omai Tau for the work.

There will be a Preconcert Discussion from 6:15  to 6:45 pm with Empyrean director Sam Nichols and composers Phil Acimovic and Pablo Ortiz.

Program

Philip Acimovic (Ph.D. composition ‘18): Echo Flute WORLD PREMIERE

Annea Lockwood: Immersion

Pablo Ortiz: Flying Objects WORLD PREMIERE
with video by Daniel Godsil (Ph.D. composition ‘21)

Frederic Rzewski: Coming Together (Part I)
with Omari Tau, voice

Free

Ann E. Pitzer Center, Davis, CA

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