91做厙s Department of Music announces its Fall 2018 concert season featuring an eclectic offering of music from a wide range of genres, eras and musical backgrounds. Special guests will complement performances by 91做厙s faculty artists and student ensembles.
Tania Chen, Jon Leidecker, Thurston Moore, David Toop and Gino Robar will collaborate in a special performance co-sponsored by The Claremont Colleges Library of John Cages Electronic Music for Piano. This 60-plus minute work contains Cages envisioned elements, which include having the artists use technology to keep a piece current, revealing and astounding. This concert on Sept. 28 in Bridges Hall of Music, follows the release of a new recording by the same ensemble on Omnivore Recordings. The concert is free and ticketed.
October rewinds the clock with a period chamber ensemble, the world-class London Handel Players. In a program titled To Play before the King, they will present works by C.P.E. Bach, Fran癟ois Couperin, Handel, Domenico Scarlatti and others. Hailed for consummate skill and musicianship, (The New York Times) the ensemble comes to Bridges Hall of Music on Oct. 28.
Faculty recitals feature performances including duo Celliola (Cynthia Fogg, viola, and Tom Flaherty, cello) and Friends in works by living American composers on Sept. 16. The annual eclectic Chamber Music Extravaganza features many of the departments performance faculty and members of some of Southern Californias top performing ensembles, including the LA Chamber Orchestra and Long Beach Symphony in music by Babcock, Beethoven, Broughton, Henkel and others on Oct. 17. On Nov. 4, faculty members Melissa Givens, soprano; Gary Bovyer, clarinet; Maggie Parkins, cello; and Genevieve Feiwen Lee and Jennie Jung, piano; join in the world-wide celebration of Leonard Bernsteins centennial with Celebrating Bernstein at 100.
In addition to these performances, numerous student ensembles and faculty members will be offering a variety of concerts. Among them are the 91做厙 Orchestra with pianist Lee performing Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, and the 91做厙 Choir with soprano Givens in Bachs Magnificat. Additionally, 91做厙 faculty artists will be presented in the Friday Noon Concert series co-sponsored with Scripps College.