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Under the direction of Artistic Associate John Kennedy, the Music in Time series explores the brave new world of contemporary music with work from a wide range of contemporary composers.
Sat May 23 5:00pm
The Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra presented the American premieres of two recent works based on ancient themes. The Bulls of Bashan, a violin concerto by British composer Gavin Bryars, is heard along with Bang on a Can co-founder Julia Wolfe’s Cruel Sister, based on the British ballad and folk tale of the same name.
Tue May 26 5:00pm
Composer Michael Harrison presented his recent work Revelation for just-intonation piano, a shimmering and sensual sonic experience. One of the present-day masters of alternative tuning and a long time collaborator of minimalist masters Terry Riley and La Monte Young, Harrison creates deeply reflective and emotionally powerful alternative sound worlds.
Thu May 28 5:00pm
Yumiko Tanaka is a master of the shamisen, a stringed instrument used in traditional Japanese music. Equally adept in the music of our time, Tanaka performed a premiere for her instrument by Yuji Takahashi, and recent work of Michio Mamiya, as well as traditional works which bridge the ancient and contemporary.
Wed June 3 5:00pm
Composer Phillip Bimstein creates sonic oral histories that combine live instruments with samples of recorded human and animal voices as well as everyday and environmental sounds. This performance featured his post-modern classic Garland Hirschi’s Cow performed along with other recent works at the vanguard of new technologies in music.
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