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Dancing with Bach: Lavell Blackwell Premiere

  • St. Pauls Church 15 Saint Paul Street Brookline, MA, 02446 United States (map)

For our first concert, we are delighted to present  a lively program that celebrates the timeless connection between music and dance. Eric Nathan’s Dancing with J.S. Bach II will feature Winsor Music  founder and celebrated oboist Peggy Pearson.  This newly created dance suite, comprised of  various J.S. Bach keyboard works and orchestrated by Nathan “celebrates Bach’s keyboard music  from an orchestral vantage point and illuminates  connections between movements Bach composed  years apart.” We will also premiere a new work by  composer Lavell Blackwell. On the Impulse to Move takes inspiration from John Adams and Stevie  Wonder, and draws from Blackwell’s experience as  a musician, composer and lyricist. Rounding out the program we’ve  chosen György Ligeti’s Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances as we commemorate  the 100th anniversary of his birth. Written while he was a student at Budapest Musical Academy, this early work pays homage to his deep affection for  Hungarian folk music. This exciting program also includes a new Song for the  Spirit by composer Yu-Hui Chang.

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PROGRAM:
Pérotin: Viderunt Omnes 

J.S. Bach/Eric Nathan: Dancing with J.S. Bach II 

Lavell Blackwell: On the Impulse to Move (premiere) 

Yu-Hui Chang: Song for the Spirit (premiere) 

György Ligeti: Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances 

PERFORMERS: Gabriela Díaz, violin; Gabriel Boyers, violin; Ashleigh  Gordon, viola; Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello; Ian Saunders, bass;  Sarah Brady, flute; Peggy Pearson, oboe; Rane Moore, clarinet