Week of Events
Tallis Scholars Span Six Centuries At Carnegie
The 16th and 21st centuries will be represented equally in the Tallis Scholars’ April 8 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Sacred vocal music by William Byrd, Robert White, and Robert Parsons is paired against works by Nico Muhly and Eric Whitacre, plus the New York premiere of David Lang’s sun-centered, a Carnegie co-commission. https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/04/08/the-tallis-scholars-0730pm
‘Rise Up’ Premiere at Minnesota
On April 11-13, the Minnesota Orchestra presents the U.S. premiere of Rise Up, O Sun! by Jamaican composer Eleanor Alberga. Concertmaster Erin Keefe is soloist for the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, and Thomas Søndergård leads the Minnesota Chorale in Brahms’ Schicksalslied. https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/tickets/calendar/classical/sondergard-keefe-and-brahms/
New David Ludwig Chamber Work
On April 11, the Sonic Spectrum series at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents the New York premiere of a new work for violin, piano, and cello by David Ludwig. The imaginative program also includes recent works by Felipe Lara, Kurt Schwertsik, Johannes Maria Staud, and Viet Cuong. https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/our-concerts/at-lincoln-center/events/sonic-spectrum-iii/
Kendrick Lamar Meets Stravinsky
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music went to rapper Kendrick Lamar’s album Damn. On April 12, as part of their Fusion series, the Baltimore Symphony will perform Igor DAMN Stravinsky, a program integrating Lamar’s songs with movements from another masterwork, Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Steve Hackman conducts. https://my.bsomusic.org/overview/18524
‘As One’ Explores Gender Identity
‘As One’ Explores Gender Identity
Although Laura Kaminsky’s opera As One premiered in 2014, its libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed exploring gender identity has never been more relevant. Kentucky Opera will present the work April 12-19. https://kyopera.org/as-one/
