Reflections

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Sunday, September 15, 2019
1 Rivington Street / 2nd Floor (Buzzer #1) / New York, NY 10011
4:30pm doors / 5:00pm show
Tickets: $15 general / $10 students

on the program

Eric Sawyer: Three Cheers for viola d'amore
Reena Esmail: Nishani
Paul Fowler: Acceptance
Conor Abbott Brown: 3 Movements from Suite
Jake Heggie (arr. Dane Jennings): Soliloquy
Garth Knox: Malor me bat

Showcasing the baroque era's viola d'amore as an expressive instrument for a diversity of music from our time and world.

Featuring Colorado-based violist Matthew Dane, cellist Greg Beaver, and flutist Christina Jennings performing the music of Reena Esmail, Conor Abbott Brown, Jake Heggie, Garth Knox and a premiere from Eric Sawyer.

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

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GREGORY BEAVER / CELLO

From the beginning of his work as a performer, cellist Gregory Beaver has been fascinated with the process of growth. This fuels his performing, composing, teaching, and writing with a passion from 18 years of performing internationally with the Chiara String Quartet… READ MORE

MATTHEW DANE / VIOLA

Matthew Dane serves as Principal Violist of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in Houston and Opera Colorado, and is a member of the Arizona MusicFest and the Boulder Piano Quartet. Dane has appeared as soloist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Baroque… READ MORE

CHRISTINA JENNINGS / FLUTE

Flutist Christina Jennings is praised for virtuoso technique, rich tone, and command of a wide range of literature featuring works from Bach to Zwilich. The Houston Press declared: “Jennings has got what it takes: a distinctive voice, charisma, and a pyrotechnic style… READ MORE

CONOR ABBOTT BROWN / COMPOSER

Conor Abbott Brown is a composer and clarinetist from Altona, Colorado. His music is informed by the sweeping prairies, big sky, and jagged peaks of the American West. His compositions often feature complex, driving rhythms, sustained tension, and ornamentation inspired… READ MORE

REENA ESMAIL / COMPOSER

Indian-American composer Reena Esmail works between the worlds of Indian and Western classical music, and brings communities together through the creation of equitable musical spaces. In recent seasons, Esmail has worked with the Kronos Quartet… READ MORE

JAKE HEGGIE / COMPOSER

Jake Heggie is the American composer of the operas Dead Man Walking (libretto by Terrence McNally), Moby-Dick (libretto by Gene Scheer), It’s A Wonderful Life (Scheer), If I Were You (Scheer), Great Scott (McNally), Three Decembers (Scheer), Two Remain (Scheer)… READ MORE

GARTH KNOX / COMPOSER

Garth Knox was born in Ireland and spent his childhood in Scotland. Being the youngest of four children who all played string instruments, he was encouraged to take up the viola and quickly decided to make this his career. He studied with Frederic Riddle at the Royal… READ MORE

ERIC SAWYER / COMPOSER

The music of Eric Sawyer receives frequent performances on both coasts, including at New York’s Weill and Merkin concert halls and at Tanglewood, as well as in England, France, Germany, and most recently in Romania and Bulgaria. Recent performances include works… READ MORE