"I opened a window and daylight fell on my cheek. I fell to my knees, immobile, and wept... I looked at the sea's horizon, and saw the world ..."
-Utnapishtim from the epic of Gilgamesh
After a storm so violent it kills the world and frightens the gods, Utnapishtim sees what remains. Everything he sees is a new and empty world that Gerard Grisey attempts to realize in his piece Four Songs To Cross the Threshold. After Everything presents a concert which explores the themes of death and transition in this program. Death from a place of anxiety, a place of love, and a place of sympathy; from the deeply personal and uncontrollable grief at the loss of a friend, to the powerful shift in perspective of an influential but unknown figure, to the tragic, long-terms disappearances and deaths of civilizations, languages, and worlds.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, as we delve into the themes of transitions and what is lost when we go through change. From Johann Sebastian Bach's conversations between Hope and Fear, to Du Yun's exploration of the messy grieving process, and Ambrose Akinmusire's shifting perspectives on your idols, this concert will challenge your perceptions and touch your soul.
Don't miss this breathtaking opportunity to hear Gerard Grisey's Four Songs To Cross The Threshold, a poignant exploration of transition and loss on the societal scale, and a powerful emotional response to the most human part of each of us.
J.S. Bach BWV 60 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort ("Oh Eternity, You Word of Thunder") arr. Matthew Cmiel
Du Yun, An Empty Garlic, on text by Rumi
Ambrose Akinmusire, The Beauty of Dissolving Portraits
Gerard Grisey, Four Songs To Cross the Threshold
Ann Moss, Soprano
Jessie Nucho, Flute
Matthew Cmiel, Conductor
and the After Everything Chamber Orchestra
7:30 start time
6:30 Pre-concert Discussion