Fri December 6, 2013
The Trinity Alps Chamber Players: quartet for the end of time
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The Trinity Alps Chamber Players will present Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time,” as well as music by Johannes Brahms, Darius Milhaud, and Astor Piazzolla.
“Quartet for the End of Time” was written in 1941, while Messiaen was a prisoner of war in a Nazi prison camp. Messiaen, a pianist himself, wrote the piece to play with fellow prisoners, who played clarinet, violin, and cello. The premier was given at the prison camp for an audience of Nazi guards and prisoners, to great effect. The piece is a set of eight visions, based on texts from the Bible’s Book of Revelation. Messiaen’s exotic and colorful sense of harmonies makes this one of the defining works of 20th century chamber music.
The Trinity Alps Chamber Players was founded by the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival and features pianist Ian Scarfe, clarinetist Sacha Rattle, violinist Edwin Huizinga, and cellist Charles Akert. The festival has just celebrated its third annual summer season. It has hosted over 50 professional musicians from around the world, and this summer presented 14 concerts that were free and open to the public, including family concerts featuring “Carnival of the Animals” and “Peter and the Wolf.
For more information, including directions: http://emtab.org/trinity-alps-dec-06-2013/.
7:30 pm doors, 8 pm music.
Admission is by suggested donation — to benefit the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival.
Nobody turned away for lack of funds.
Drinks and refreshments available.
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“Quartet for the End of Time” was written in 1941, while Messiaen was a prisoner of war in a Nazi prison camp. Messiaen, a pianist himself, wrote the piece to play with fellow prisoners, who played clarinet, violin, and cello. The premier was given at the prison camp for an audience of Nazi guards and prisoners, to great effect. The piece is a set of eight visions, based on texts from the Bible’s Book of Revelation. Messiaen’s exotic and colorful sense of harmonies makes this one of the defining works of 20th century chamber music.
The Trinity Alps Chamber Players was founded by the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival and features pianist Ian Scarfe, clarinetist Sacha Rattle, violinist Edwin Huizinga, and cellist Charles Akert. The festival has just celebrated its third annual summer season. It has hosted over 50 professional musicians from around the world, and this summer presented 14 concerts that were free and open to the public, including family concerts featuring “Carnival of the Animals” and “Peter and the Wolf.
For more information, including directions: http://emtab.org/trinity-alps-dec-06-2013/.
7:30 pm doors, 8 pm music.
Admission is by suggested donation — to benefit the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival.
Nobody turned away for lack of funds.
Drinks and refreshments available.
The Trinity Alps Chamber Players will present Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time,” as well as music by Johannes Brahms, Darius Milhaud, and Astor Piazzolla.
“Quartet for the End of Time” was written in 1941, while Messiaen was a prisoner of war in a Nazi prison camp. Messiaen, a pianist himself, wrote the piece to play with fellow prisoners, who played clarinet, violin, and cello. The premier was given at the prison camp for an audience of Nazi guards and prisoners, to great effect. The piece is a set of eight visions, based on texts from the Bible’s Book of Revelation. Messiaen’s exotic and colorful sense of harmonies makes this one of the defining works of 20th century chamber music.
The Trinity Alps Chamber Players was founded by the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival and features pianist Ian Scarfe, clarinetist Sacha Rattle, violinist Edwin Huizinga, and cellist Charles Akert. The festival has just celebrated its third annual summer season. It has hosted over 50 professional musicians from around the world, and this summer presented 14 concerts that were free and open to the public, including family concerts featuring “Carnival of the Animals” and “Peter and the Wolf.
For more information, including directions: http://emtab.org/trinity-alps-dec-06-2013/.
7:30 pm doors, 8 pm music.
Admission is by suggested donation — to benefit the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival.
Nobody turned away for lack of funds.
Drinks and refreshments available.
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“Quartet for the End of Time” was written in 1941, while Messiaen was a prisoner of war in a Nazi prison camp. Messiaen, a pianist himself, wrote the piece to play with fellow prisoners, who played clarinet, violin, and cello. The premier was given at the prison camp for an audience of Nazi guards and prisoners, to great effect. The piece is a set of eight visions, based on texts from the Bible’s Book of Revelation. Messiaen’s exotic and colorful sense of harmonies makes this one of the defining works of 20th century chamber music.
The Trinity Alps Chamber Players was founded by the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival and features pianist Ian Scarfe, clarinetist Sacha Rattle, violinist Edwin Huizinga, and cellist Charles Akert. The festival has just celebrated its third annual summer season. It has hosted over 50 professional musicians from around the world, and this summer presented 14 concerts that were free and open to the public, including family concerts featuring “Carnival of the Animals” and “Peter and the Wolf.
For more information, including directions: http://emtab.org/trinity-alps-dec-06-2013/.
7:30 pm doors, 8 pm music.
Admission is by suggested donation — to benefit the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival.
Nobody turned away for lack of funds.
Drinks and refreshments available.
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