MUSIC OF POLITICAL REVOLUTION with Blake Pouliot and Henry Kramer

Violinist Blake Pouliot, a queer virtuoso hailed as "one of those special talents that comes along once in a lifetime" (Toronto Star) leads an electrifying program designed to galvanize people towards action. At his side is Henry Kramer, a pianist of astonishing depth and fearless precision, praised by The New York Times for his "thrilling, triumphant" performances. Together, these two master musicians will give voice to the sounds of defiance-from Janacek's appeal for Czech independence the wake of WWI to Pirayeh Pourafar's contemporary challenge to the rising tides of nativism and xenophobia using the sounds of traditional Persian folk music. The concert ends with the first violin sonata of Sergei Prokofiev, one of Russia's greatest 20th century composers, written during the ever-tightening grip of Soviet cultural censorship. More than a recital, Music of Political Revolution is a call to arms. It is beauty as resistance, sound as solidarity, and an invitation to feel the pulse of history in the music of now.

PROGRAM
BAO ZHI YANG Ambush on All Sides
JANACEK Sonata for violin and piano
DERRICK SKYE the spark she left behind for solo violin
PIRAYEH POURAFAR Damon for solo violin and electronics

Intermission

PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

IMPORTANT TICKET AND VENUE INFO
Tickets for this event are $61 for Premium Seating (Reserved Closest to the Stage) and $31 for Standard Seating (General Admission).
The event will be presented in a proscenium format with rows of seating facing the stage.
Pansy's at The Chan (our bar and lounge) will be open one hour prior to showtime and during intermission.

$31 - $62.

Presented by The Chan National Queer Arts Center