Music Theory presents George Crumb at 90
NEC's Music Theory department hosts Alinéa's season kick-off, which features a celebration of the music of George Crumb as he enters his 90th year.
The program will also feature a pre-concert lecture on Crumb’s music at 7:00.
About Alinéa:
Alinéa is a Boston-based ensemble committed and dedicated to music that, like its players, is young, dynamic, and frighteningly powerful.
Their programming looks to a living generation of composers whose unique voices have reshaped the contemporary classical scene, while also encouraging young composers to take risks and explore the innumerable possibilities of sound. Their members come from performance backgrounds steeped in tradition and study, each bringing with them a virtuosic technique paired with a passion for reimagining classical music and years of ensemble experience.
The ensemble’s commitment to performance is based on a shared sense of fearless responsibility. They program repertoire others wouldn't dare touch and take chances on young composers to breathe life into new masterpieces. Their musical priorities are shaped by the groundbreaking innovations in notation and sound of the last half-century, and their musical vocabulary encompasses everything from extreme sound to extreme silence. Founded in 2019 while students at New England Conservatory, the 2019/2020 cycle is Alinéa’s inaugural season.
About the Music Theory Department
LIVE VIDEO STREAMING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONCERT:
The Ghosts of Alhambra (Spanish Songbook I) (2009)
Alba
Las Seis Cuerdas
Danza
Paisaje
¡Ay!
Malagueña
Memento
Artists- Tyler Bouque, Baritone
- Max Fletcher, Guitar
- Alexander Garde, Percussion
Eleven Echoes of Autumn (Echoes I) (1965)
Eco 1. Fantastico
Eco 2. Languidamente, quasi lontano (hauntingly)
Eco 3. Prestissimo
Eco 4. Con bravura
Eco 5. Dark, intense “…and the broken arches where time suffers” Cadenza I Cadenza II Cadenza III
Eco 6. Dark, intense
Eco 7. Dark, intense
Eco 8. Feroce, violento
Eco 9. Serenamente, quasi lontano (hauntingly)
Eco 10. Senza misura (gently undulating)
Eco 11. Adagio (like a prayer)
Artists- Xiaoyu Lin, Flute
- Emma Burge, Violin
- Aleksis Martin, Clarinet
- Ariel Mo, Piano
Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) (1971)
Vocalise (…for the beginning of time)
Variations on Sea-Time
Sea Theme
Archeozoic (Variation I)
Proterozoic (Variation II)
Paleozoic (Variation III)
Mesozoic (Variation IV)
Cenozoic (Variation V)
Sea-Nocturne (…for the end of time)
Artists- Xiaoyu Lin, Flute
- Robbie Bui, Cello
- Ryan Jung, Piano
Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death (1968)
Refrain One
Death-Drone I
La Guitarra
Refrain Two
Casida de las Palomas Oscuras
Refrain Three
Death-Drone II
Cancion de Jinete, 1860
Refrain Four
Casida del Herido por el Agua
Death-Drone III
Artists- Tyler Bouque, Baritone
- Max Fletcher, Guitar
- Matthew Henson, Double Bass
- Yucong Huang, Piano
- Alexander Garde, Percussion
- Jeff Sagurton, Percussion