A Taste of At The World’s Edge
Wednesday, May 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT
$10.00 – $40.00
Violinist Benjamin Baker has recorded works for his New Zealand-based At The World’s Edge Festival (AWE) at Guarneri Hall for the last couple of seasons. Now, Ben is offering Chicago a special treat with a live evening from the At the World’s Edge Festival in Guarneri Hall. The program will include works by Bedřich Smetana, the father of Czech composers, and later Czech torch-bearers Joseph Suk and Bohuslav Martinů. Among these masterpieces are gems by New Zealand composers Salina Fisher and Victoria Kelly. Fisher’s Yabo playfully explores her Japanese heritage and the shō, an ancient bamboo mouth organ used in the Japanese Court. Kelly’s Waraki, written for AWE Directors Benjamin Baker and Justine Cormack, depicts the coming together of two visions and spirits, perhaps as free as birds. The evening will include some of Guarneri Hall’s favorite artists: violinist Claire Bourg, violist Jessica Thompson, and cellist Alexander Hersh.
A reception with the artists will follow the performance.
Program
Victoria Kelly (b. 1973): Waraki
Joseph Suk (1874-1935): Melodie
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959): Three Madrigals
Salina Fisher (b. 1993): Yabo
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884): Quartet No.1 (“From my Life”)
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