Locrian Chamber Players: Music from the Past Decade
Free
- Conrad Harris, violin
- Daniel Panner, viola
- Gregory Hesselink, cello
- Jonathan Faiman, piano
- Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano
David Noon — String Quartet No. 12 (world premiere)
John Adams — I Still Play
Susan Botti — Two Italian Folk Songs
Eric Samuelson — Il Commendatore (world premiere)
Joseph Klein — Chain of Circumstances
The Locrian Chamber Players, an ensemble dedicated exclusively to the performance of works less than ten years old, perform a concert of chamber works.
The program features Caroline Shaw's Thousandth Orange (for string quartet) and the world premiere of David Noon's String Quartet No. 12. The concert also includes John Adams's I Still Play (for solo piano), Susan Botti's 2 Italian Folk Songs (for mezzo-soprano and string quartet), Joseph Klein's Chain of Circumstances (for solo piano) and the world premiere of Eric Samuelson's Il commendatore (for solo viola). The performers include: Conrad Harris, violin; Daniel Panner, viola; Greg Hesselink, cello; Jonathan Faiman, piano; and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano.
About The Locrian Chamber Players
The Locrian Chamber Players, now in their twenty-eighth season, exclusively present music less than a decade old. They have given world premieres by Henri Pousseur, Joan La Barbara, Malcolm Goldstein and Ricky Ian Gordon; and New York and U.S. premieres by George Crumb, Louis Andriessen, Philip Glass, and Roger Reynolds, among many others. Their concerts feature works of both established and emerging composers. The ensemble comprises some of the finest performers in New York City. Members include: Calvin Wiersma and Conrad Harris, violin; Dan Panner, viola; Greg Hesselink, cello; Diva Goodfriend-Koven, flute; and Emily Wong and Jonathan Faiman, piano. Members perform regularly with such ensembles as the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the American Composers Orchestra, the New York City Opera Orchestra and the Steve Reich Ensemble. The members are also active as soloists and teachers.
http://locrian.orgAbout Conrad Harris, violin
About Jonathan Faiman, piano
About Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano
https://music.princeton.edu/people/jacqueline-horner-kwiatek/