Density512: Harmoniemusik
Dec
15
7:30 PM19:30

Density512: Harmoniemusik

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Wind Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 103 (1792)

JONATHAN DOVE Figures in the Garden (2003)

EUGENE BOZZA Octanphonie (1972)

In Harmoniemusik, Density512 reimagines chamber wind music for the "harmonie", a small wind ensemble that served as a "party band" for 17th and 18th C. patrons. In the spirit of food, drink, and merriment, join come join us as we present music by Jonathan Dove and Eugene Bozza, both inspired by the strong tradition of the harmonie ensemble. And we couldn't forget some Beethoven!

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Density512: Soundspace, A Portrait of Alice Coltrane
Sep
24
2:00 PM14:00

Density512: Soundspace, A Portrait of Alice Coltrane

JACOB SCHNITZER Firebird Cycles, performance art installation for
chamber orchestra and dancers (2017)

Density512 will present two new works in response to Alice Coltrane’s music: Akshaya Tucker’s recently premiered Shaam for sitar and sinfonietta in raga bihag, and a reimagined Stravinsky work by composer-conductor Jacob Schnitzer.

Link: shorturl.at/xJR17

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Density512: Through the Looking Glass and Other Toys
Jun
29
8:00 PM20:00

Density512: Through the Looking Glass and Other Toys

EDMUND ANGERER Toy Symphony (1765)

DAVID DEL TREDICI Vintage Alice (1972)
Fantascene on a Mad Teaparty for soprano, folk group, and orchestra
Suzanne Lis, soprano

AARON JAY KERNIS Toy Piano Concerto (2002), Southwestern premiere
Robert McDonald, toy piano

Radio session: bit.ly/3n4aI8r

Music by Kernis, Del Tredici, Berio, and Angerer inspired by toys, clowns, and children's books at Thinkery, Austin’s children’s museum. Southwestern premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’s Concerto for Toy Piano and Chamber orchestra. Winner of Richard E. Rainwater Innovation Grant.

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