Michael Abels
Roberto Sierra
Multi-media concert features classical works set to breathtaking films including
a World Premiere and Chicago Premiere by
Dr. Salgado
plus the
World Premiere of Michael Abels’ “Victory Road” written for founder Paul Freeman
Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville,
May 21
Symphony Center, Chicago,
May 23
CHICAGO
– Chicago Sinfonietta concludes its 2015-2016 Season with
Cosmic Convergence, a special multi-media concert honoring
a decade of collaboration with Chicago-based, KV 265 Emmy-nominated
astronomer and visual artist
Dr. José Francisco Salgado including encore performance of
their “greatest hits” plus the World Premiere and Chicago Premiere of two films by Dr. Salgado.
The Sinfonietta performs
Cosmic Convergence twice: first, in the western suburbs at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College, Naperville,
Saturday, May 21 at 8 pm, and then again in its downtown Chicago home venue of Symphony Center,
Monday, May 23 at 7:30 pm.
Ten
years ago, Chicago Sinfonietta first collaborated with Dr. Salgado and
the Adler Planetarium with the debut performance of what soon became an
award-winning suite of
seven short films
set to Gustav Holst’s most famous work,
The Planets.
As a result of this collaboration, Dr. Salgado co-founded KV 265, a
non-profit organization dedicated to promoting science through music.
Throughout
the last decade, this highly acclaimed creative partnership was renewed
with performances of works by Mussorgsky and Ravel set to Salgado’s
films, opening the Sinfonietta to an
even-broader international audience
including a multi-media experience performed for over 12,000 people at Millennium Park in 2008.
To
mark this special anniversary, Chicago Sinfonietta presents an encore
performance of its “greatest hits” from this partnership while
introducing a
World Premiere film by Dr. Salgado produced specifically for Hector Berlioz’s epic
Symphonie fantastique as well as the Chicago Premiere of Dr. Salgado’s work for John Estacio’s lyrical, contemplative
Borealis. The program begins as this partnership did ten years ago with a performance of the Jupiter movement from Holst’s epic work,
The Planets. A thunderous performance of Holst’s the Mars
movement from the same work will also be featured. The second half of
the concert will feature orchestral works including
Sierra’s
Júbilo, Abels’ Global Warming and Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien.
Victory Road, a work written by composer Michael Abels to honor
the life and legacy of Sinfonietta’s late founder, Maestro Paul Freeman,
will also make its
World Premiere during these performances and will bring the organization’s Season of Celebration to a fitting conclusion.
Pre-concert
and during intermission audience members will be invited to touch,
hear, and observe the universe up close and personal with diverse
astronomers
from across the city including the Naperville Astronomical Association
during the Wentz Concert Hall performance and the Kavli Institute for
Cosmological Physics, the Cernan Earth and Space Center, and the Chicago
Astronomical Society during the Symphony Center
performance.
“Maestro Freeman and Chicago Sinfonietta approached me to produce astronomy visuals for their performances in 2006 of
The Planets by Gustav Holst,” recalls Dr. Salgado.
“I immediately realized that I could make more than just a pretty slide
show. I could produce a film to support the music that would also stand
alone as artwork,” he said. “I have long
felt creativity was crucial to both art and science, and this was the
motivation I needed to start making films combining music with science.”
“We are thrilled to have been the inspiration leading to the creation of KV 265,” said
Jim Hirsch, Chicago Sinfonietta’s Executive Director. “It is a
testament to the Sinfonietta’s commitment to original and innovative
programming. The Chicago Sinfonietta has premiered three of José
Francisco’s critically-acclaimed Science & Symphony films
which have been an inspiration to thousands of people in Chicago and
around the world.”
“The first Science & Symphony production I conducted was the premiere of
Moonrise set to Ravel’s lush score of Daphnis and Chloe. It was innovative and beautiful,” said Maestro Chen.
“Dr. Salgado’s works always show a great sensitivity and understanding
of the music - his incredible films with amazing images
and videos, combined with the masterpieces of music, creates very
unique artistic experiences our concert audiences are sure to enjoy!"
Title:
Chicago Sinfonietta presents Cosmic Convergence
Dates:
Saturday, May 21 at 8:00 p.m. at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College
Monday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall of Symphony Center
Tickets:
Single tickets range from $18-$60
for concerts at Symphony Center and $48-$60 for concerts at Wentz
Concert Hall, with special $10 pricing available for students at both
venues. Tickets can be purchased by calling Chicago Sinfonietta at
312.284.1554 or online at
www.chicagosinfonietta.org.
Program:
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HOLST
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The Planets –
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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ESTACIO
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Borealis featuring Chicago Premiere by Dr. José Francisco Salgado
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BERLIOZ
|
Mvt. 2, Un bal, from
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 featuring World Premiere by Dr. José Francisco Salgado
|
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MUSSORGSKY (arr. Ravel)
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Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition- Hut on Fowl's Legs and The Great Gate of Kiev
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|
HOLST
|
The Planets –
Mars, the Bringer of War
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|
SIERRA
|
Júbilo
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|
ABELS
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Global Warming
|
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TCHAIKOVSKY
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Capriccio Italien,
op.45
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ABELS
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Victory Road
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Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
José Francisco Salgado, astronomer
& visual artist
About Chicago Sinfonietta
In its 28th
season, Chicago Sinfonietta has pushed artistic and social boundaries
to provide an alternative way of hearing, seeing and thinking about
a symphony orchestra. Led by Music Director Mei-Ann Chen since 2011,
each concert experience blends inventive new works with classical
masterworks, each from a diverse array of voices, to entertain,
transform and inspire. Learn more at
www.chicagosinfonietta.org.
Chicago
Sinfonietta is grateful to its season sponsors including Nicor, Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Southwest Airlines, Fairmont Hotel, and
Hotel Arista.
Chicago Sinfonietta also thanks its concert media sponsors including
WXRT, Chicago and Naperville Magazines, and Chicago Reader.
About KV 265
KV 265 is a non-profit organization whose mission is the communication of science through art to communities in the United States and worldwide. It seeks to heighten appreciation and understanding
of art, music, science, and technology, and to inspire further
exploration of these disciplines among its audience members through
multimedia concerts, lectures,
and educational workshops. KV 265’s flagship Science & Symphony
films have been presented in more than 120 performances
and have reached 265,000 people in more than 50 cities in 9 countries
worldwide. For more information, visit KV265.org or call 312-565-1028.
KV
265 would like to thank their season sponsors: Exelon Corporation, the
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Reva & David Logan Foundation,
and the Joseph & Bessie Feinberg
Foundation.
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