Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Songs & Snow

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) and Sandbox Percussion

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)

Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, United States

$34-$77

George Crumb — Winds of Destiny (American Songbook IV)
Tan Dun — Elegy: Snow in June

George Crumb's haunting American Songbooks is paired with Tan Dun's visceral remembrance of the Tiananmen Square conflict. Both pieces contain sound worlds that redefine the parameters of chamber music with shocking intensity.

About Gilbert Kalish, piano

As head of the performance faculty, Gilbert Kalish had done much to create the uniquely supportive and stimulating environment of Stony Brook's music department. Through his activities as performer and educator, he has become a major figure in American music making. A native New Yorker, Mr. Kalish studied with Leonard Shure, Julius Hereford and Isabelle Vengerova. He is a frequent guest artist with many of the world’s most distinguished chamber ensembles. Mr. Kalish's discography of some 100 recordings encompasses classical repertory, 20th-century masterworks and new compositions.

http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/music/aboutus/faculty/kalish_gilbert.html