Now Musique: Nostalgic Quietude with cellist Rafael Popper-Keizer
$20
- Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Léon Mouravieff — Drei Stücke ("Three Pieces for Cello") ("Ballade")
Ralf Yusuf Gawlick — Liebeslied
Ernest Bloch — Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello in A minor, B. 97
Pablo Casals / Traditional — Cant dels Ocells ("Song of the Birds")
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Now Musique presents acclaimed cellist Rafael Popper-Keizer a rare solo recital of reflection, quietude and comfort.
The concert, "Nostalgic Quietude," begins at 7:30pm on Friday January 19, at the beautiful First Church Boston, 66 Marlboro Street. Seating is general admission.
On the recital Rafael Popper-Keizer writes, "For the depths of midwinter, I wanted to present a program that offers space for reflection, quietude, and comfort. The underlying theme is one of nostalgia; the five composers represented on the first half are all artists who left their homeland (Wales, Ukraine, Germany, Switzerland, Catalonia) but whose music continued to deeply express the culture and ethos of their respective places of birth. The Bach that closes the program represents a more personal sort of nostalgia: in the most introspective and melancholic of his cello suites, Bach draws us into the depths of our own inner worlds and holds us there firmly for six profound moments in time."
"Rafi is well known for his artistic excellence in the music community," says Now Musique Artistic Director Aaron Larget-Caplan, "but he is rarely heard is such a setting. As a student at the New England Conservatory, I was very lucky to experience his solo playing when he was an Artist Diploma, so we are extremely happy to be able to present such an artist as Rafael Popper-Keizer to the wider public.
About Now Musique
Founded in 2019 by guitarist and composer Aaron Larget-Caplan, Now Musique is a new music series celebrating the recital format of new and often neglected solo and ensemble music with outstanding international artists. Committed to a bringing music into communities, the 2022 season saw five formal concerts featuring 30 living composers, and four more all-ages programs in Dorchester.
http://nowmusique.com/