NEW@NIGHT: Echoes of Home at The Old Church Concert Hall

Some of the most innovative and revolutionary composers of our time embrace and elevate our “Songs from Home” theme that connects classical music with their own national heritage.

We’ll explore these sounds through Ligeti’s combination of Hungarian folk elements with modernism, as well as Wu Man’s Glimpses of Muqam Chebiyat highlighting traditions of Uyghur Muqam from China’s Xinjiang region. We will also experience works by two composers who will be with us—Portland’s own Kirsten Volness’s Shima Enaga, written for Portland pianist Yoko Greeney and connected to her Japanese heritage, and Kit Armstrong performing his own Études de dessin, inspired by Chinese ink painting and calligraphy. Our journey culminates with Armstrong performing Ligeti’s seventh Musica Ricercata on The Old Church’s incredible pipe organ.

Come join our artists for lively conversation about these exciting contemporary works both before and after their performances.

Sponsored by Alliance Bernstein.

Glimpses of Muqam Chebiyat was commissioned for Kronos Fifty for the Future, a project of the Kronos Performing Arts Association. The score and parts are available for free at kronosquartet.org.