A performance featuring works rooted in and inspired by folk and popular song—from Stephen Lias’ set of Imaginary Folksongs to Florence Price’s arrangements of spirituals and Ryota Ishikawa’s Rhapsody on Japanese Folksongs.
Join the Ali Akbar College of Music in an evening of Indian Classical music, where some of the world’s brightest talents will come together in celebration of world-renowned sarod maestro, Ali Akbar Khan. Experience the vocal sensibilities of Pandit Uday Bhawalkar, as well as an energetic performance by our very own AACM Tabla Ensemble. This moving tribute event will conclude with a performance by Maestro Khan’s two sons, Alam and Manik Khan, on sarod, alongside his long-time tabla accompanist, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.
Exploring the influence of gamelan music on Western composers, as well as how our music perception changes depending on the context, with works by Debussy, Godowski, Holst, Crumb, Baumbusch, and Srayamurtikanti, as well as piano four-hands transcriptions of Balinese ceremonial music.
PROGRAM NOTES AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
Hailed by The New York Times as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde”, Sarah Cahill opens our 2024 season with a performance of works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Amy Beach, Ruth Crawford, Terry Riley, Ann Southam, and Evan Ziporyn (in person!).
PROGRAM NOTES FOR THIS PERFORMANCE CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE HERE
Join GRAMMY Award-winning Ragazzi Boys Chorus, Silicon Valley as they open our hearts and illuminate the season with messages of love, hope, and peace in their program Light and Love.
