Old and New Music from the US and Asia
Feb. 9, 2014 (Sunday)
4:00 PM
Wooden Fish Ensemble
@ Old First Concerts
$5 - $17 http://oldfirstconcerts.org/tickets/
Wooden Fish Ensemble will give a concert on February 9, 2014 - including three world premieres - of music by Hyo-shin Na (b. 1959), 3 San Francisco premieres, 4 newly made instrumental versions of Japanese and Korean folk songs, Chinese traditional music, chamber music by Christian Wolff (b. 1934) , and piano music by Frederic Rzewski (b. 1939) at Old First Concerts in San Francisco.
The Wooden Fish Ensemble presents concerts of music and musicians from a variety of cultural and national backgrounds working together in a collaborative way. The Ensemble has presented concerts of traditional music from Asia and new music by a diverse group of composers that includes John Cage, Christian Wolff, Frederic Rzewski, Morton Feldman, Hyo-shin Na and Walter Zimmermann. They have given numerous world premieres.
Wooden Fish Ensemble
Thomas Schultz, piano
Shoko Hikage, koto (Japanese zither)
Michael McGushin, conductor
The Ariose Singers
Adria Otte, violin
Stan Poplin, double bass
Carolyn Chen, guqin (Chinese zither)
Irene Hermann, piano
Narae Kwon, kayageum (Korean zither)
* The program
A New Work for mixed choir with violin, koto, and double bass (2013) - by Hyo-shin Na --- World Premiere
2 New Works for kayageum and koto (2013) – by Hyo-shin Na --- World Premiere
2 Korean Folk Songs – violin, koto, kayageum, and guqin – instrumental version made for this performance
2 Japanese Folk Songs – violin, koto, kayageum, and guqin – instrumental version made for this performance
Evening Song of the Drunken Fisherman – guqin solo
The Debt for mixed choir (2013) – by Hyo-shin Na --- San Francisco Premiere
Dust of This World for mixed choir (2013) – by Hyo-shin Na --- San Francisco Premiere
Spring of Tears for mixed choir (2012) – by Hyo-shin Na --- San Francisco Premiere
Pleasures for mixed choir and piano (2011) – by Hyo-shin Na
Listen While You Speak! (2011) for mixed choir and piano – by Hyo-shin Na
Echoes of Harmonious Music for kayageum and koto (2012) – by Hyo-shin Na
Chrysanthemum Song for koto and kayageum (2012) – by Hyo-shin Na
Exercise 32 for violin, koto, guqin, double bass, and piano (2011) – by Christian Wolff
Burdocks for violin, koto, guqin, double bass, and piano (1971) – by Christian Wolff
Down by the Riverside for piano solo (1979) – by Frederic Rzewski
Ballade #1 in g minor opus 23 for piano solo - by Chopin
Venue: Old First Church
Date: Sun February 9, 2014 4:00pm
City: San Francisco
Email:
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Price Range: $5-$17
Tickets: 415.474.1608