Episode 110 — May 6, 2021
Yoon-ji Lee: “Getting Closer” for violin and piano
Performed by 48 St. Stephen (Clara Kim and Angela Kim)Violinist Clara Kim and pianist Angela Kim give the world premiere of Yoon-ji Lee’s Getting Closer, which was commissioned by the performers as part of St. Botolph Club Foundation’s Emerging Artist Award. It’s spontaneous music, exploring a variety of piano and violin extended techniques in what feels like a stream-of-consciousness. Lee’s music thunders between grainy dissonances and twinkling harmony, taking us through a series of ever-changing emotions and musical ideas. The two were excited to perform a new work by Lee, who’s open-minded imagination in music composition is always engaging and surprising.
This is the second of two House Music series videos Clara and Angela filmed in Philadelphia with Four/Ten Media. The first, which ran in April, presented the world premiere of Bongani Ndodona-Breen’s Khanyisa. These two videos celebrate the one year anniversary of the House Music series, which began in March 2020 with Clara’s performance of Andrew Norman’s Sabina.
Notes by Vanessa Ague
House Music: Bite-sized concerts recorded at homes around the world
In 2020-21, we created a weekly video series featuring short-form concerts of newly-commissioned works, supporting 208 artists around the world during the pandemic.