Flight of the Concord
Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall, Fountain School of Performing Arts
1385 Seymour St., Halifax
Sponsored by The Craig Foundation
The great Astor Piazzolla’s tribute to his long-time double bass player Enrique “Kicho” Díaz opens tonight’s concert, followed by Shostakovich’s exuberant and elegant suite of his film score for The Gadfly. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Charles Ives’ birth, Louise Bessette then brings us a rare performance of his monumental “Concord” sonata, a tribute to Emerson, Thoreau, and other American visionaries.
On the Program
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: Kicho (7’)
Joe Phillips, bass
Peter Allen, piano
DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Suite from The Gadfly (15’)
Gwen Hoebig, violin
Mary-Elizabeth Brown, violin
Isaac Chalk, viola
Blair Lofgren, cello
Joe Phillips, bass
David Moroz, piano
INTERMISSION
CHARLES IVES: Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass., 1840–60) (48’)
Louise Bessette, piano
with special guests:
Patricia Creighton, flute and Isaac Chalk, viola