Co-presented with the Andy Warhol Museum Sound Series

The Da Capo Chamber Players have been hailed by The New Yorker as a "distinguished ensemble...at the center of the New York new-music scene for forty-five years" (May 2016). Winner of the Naumburg Chamber Music Award early in its trajectory (1973), the ensemble is about to enter its 50th season. It is a five-member "Pierrot" ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano). The internationally acclaimed group has worked closely with today's most respected composers, building a heritage of present-day American chamber music drawn from an enormous spectrum of styles.

Known for Its unique and dedicated attention to every work, its dynamic performances are consistent with the highest musical standards found in performances of traditional repertoire. A further very important goal is to bring exciting American music to other destinations around the world, and to present musics of global cultures for American audiences.

The program for this evening provides a perfect snapshot of Da Capo’s mission in action, presenting works composed for the ensemble by Tania León, Shulamit Ran, and Shen Yiwen along with music by Lei Liang, Eric Moe, and George Walker.

Program: 

Shulamit Ran, Mirage*

Tania León, One Mo’ Time*

George Walker, Music for 3

Eric Moe, Spirit Mountain

Lei Liang, Gobi Canticle

Shen Yiwen, Guo Shang: Hymn to the Fallen and Li Hun: Recessional*   

*Written for the Da Capo Chamber players

• Doors open at 7:00 p.m. 

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