Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Musicians from Marlboro III
Free (Online: pay-what-you-wish | In person: $25 general, $10 student)
- Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
- Alexi Kenney, violin
- Lun Li, violin
- Hélène Clément, viola
- Tanner Menees, viola
- Yi Qun Xu, cello
- William Langlie-Miletich, double bass
Paul Wiancko — Benkei's Standing Death
György Kurtág — Fragments from the Scrapbooks of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Op. 37 (duos for soprano & double bass)
Amy Beth Kirsten — yes I said yes I will Yes
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 "The Storm"
The Musicians from Marlboro touring program has been lauded as a "virtual guarantee of musical excellence" (Washington Post). Some of the most outstanding Marlboro performances from recent years share this program with compelling contemporary works by Amy Beth Kirsten and past Marlboro participant Paul Wiancko.
About Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Noted for her "dazzling, virtuoso singing" (Boston Globe), Lucy Fitz Gibbon is a dynamic musician whose repertoire spans the Renaissance to the present. She believes that creating new works and recreating those lost in centuries past makes room for the multiplicity and diversity of voices integral to classical music’s future. As such, Ms. Fitz Gibbon has given U.S. premieres of rediscovered works by Baroque composers Francesco Sacrati, Barbara Strozzi, and Agostino Agazzari, as well by 20th-century composers including Tadeusz Kassern, Roman Palester, and Jean Barraqué. She has also worked closely with numerous others, workshopping and premiering works by a wide range of composers including John Harbison, Kate Soper, Sheila Silver, David Hertzberg, Reena Esmail, Roberto Sierra, Anna Lindemann, and Pauline Oliveros. In helping to realize the complexities of music beyond written notes, the experience of working with these composers translates to all music: the commitment to faithfully communicate not only the score, but also the underlying intentions of its creator.
https://lucyfitzgibbon.com/About Alexi Kenney, violin
Violinist Alexi Kenney is forging a career that defies categorization, following his interests, intuition, and heart. He is equally at home creating experimental programs and commissioning new works, soloing with major orchestras around the world, and collaborating with some of the most celebrated musicians of our time. Alexi is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award.
http://www.alexikenney.com/About Lun Li, violin
https://www.curtis.edu/performances/on-tour/upcoming-tours/cello-quintet/cello-quintet-bios/lun-li/
About Yi Qun Xu, cello
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut StPhiladelphia, PA 19106
United States