Alvin Singleton
In celebration of its 15th Anniversary, Momenta Quartet presents:
Momenta Festival V
October 15, 16, 18 & 19
Oct. 15: "15 Years of Momenta - A Retrospective" kicks off the Momenta Quartet's fifth annual festival
Program
at the Americas Society features the world premiere of Chamber Music
America commission by Alvin Singleton, and a tribute to Mario Davidovsky
Admission is free for all Momenta Festival concerts Reservations strongly encouraged for events at Americas Society October 15 & October 16
"[the Momenta
Festival] has become one of the most amazingly eclectic, never mind
herculean feats attempted by any chamber ensemble in this city..." - New York Music Daily
On Tuesday, October 15, at 7:00 pm, the Momenta Quartet presents "Fifteen Years of Momenta: A Retrospective" at the Americas Society. The concert is the first of four programs of the Momenta Festival V, which runs through October 19. Admission is free.
The 2019 festival opens at Americas Society on October 15
with a retrospective on 15 years of the Momenta Quartet, featuring
guest conductor David Bloom, vocalist Brad Walker and curated by violist
Stephanie Griffin. The performance features two world premieres: Alvin
Singleton's Chamber Music America commission Hallelujah Anyhow, and Matthew Greenbaum's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry for baritone and string quartet, a setting of Walt Whitman's poem of the same name. The program also includes Julian Carrillo's microtonal String Quartet no. 10, and the late Mario Davidovsky's String Trio.
"While
planning this program, I could not have predicted that Mario
[Davidovsky] would pass away on August 23, 2019," says Momenta violist
Stephanie Griffin. "Back in 2004, we had the incredible honor of working
with him on this piece, and what I remember most vividly was his
passion and theatricality. We dedicate our performance of his String
Trio to the memory of the great man and master musician."
The
2019 edition of the Momenta Festival features four diverse chamber
music programs each curated by a different member of the quartet, on
October 15, 16, 18, and 19. With programs that blend the old and new,
the "intriguing programming" (The New York Times) and "striking originality" (I Care If You Listen) of the Momenta Festival have been acclaimed by critics and fans alike.
Admission to all concerts is free. Reservations strongly encouraged for events at Americas Society October 15 & October 16
Guest artists: baritone Brad Walker and conductor David Bloom
Momenta Festival V opens with a celebration of Momenta’s 15th
anniversary with selected milestones from their unique and eclectic
personal repertoire along with world premieres by Matthew Greenbaum
(conducted by David Bloom) and the Chamber Music America commission of
Alvin Singleton. The Momenta Quartet is joined by baritone Brad Walker. Reservations strongly encouraged for events at Americas Society.
Program:
Mario Davidovsky: String Trio
Julian Carrillo: String Quartet no. 10
Alvin Singleton: Hallelujah Anyhow CMA Commission WORLD PREMIERE
Matthew Greenbaum: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry for baritone and string quartet WORLD PREMIERE, text by Walt Whitman
Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00 pm
Americas Society
680 Park Ave., NYC
Free admission
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