Dal Niente
Michael Lewanski, conductor

Empyrean Ensemble
Sam Nichols, director • Matilda Hofman, resident conductor

Program

Ensemble Dal Niente:

Erin Gee: Mouthpiece: Segment of the Third Letter (2007)

Anthony Cheung: Windswept Cypresses (2005)

Empyrean Ensemble:

Bryndan Moondy: these waters and our porous lines PREMIERE

Free

Ensemble Dal Niente is presented by the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Additional support is given by the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concerts Endowment.​ 

About Dal Niente

Ensemble Dal Niente performs new and experimental chamber music with dedication, virtuosity, and an exploratory spirit. Flexible and adaptable, Dal Niente’s roster of 26 musicians presents an uncommonly broad range of contemporary music, guiding listeners towards music that transforms existing ideas and subverts convention. Audiences coming to Dal Niente shows can expect distinctive productions—from fully staged operas to multimedia spectacles to intimate solo performances—that are curated to pique curiosity and connect art, culture, and people.

About Empyrean

Ensemble-in-residence at UC Davis, the Empyrean Ensemble presents engaging and eclectic programs, inviting audiences to experience new musical sensations delivered with high artistry by its extraordinary players—among the finest new music performers in California.