From Darkness
to Light
Thursday, May 29th
7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall
1385 Seymour St, Halifax
Sandeep Bhagwati
Stele IX for Wilhelm Killmeyer (5 min.)
Ensemble Made in Canada
Elissa Lee, violin
Sheila Jaffé, viola
Trey Lee, cello
Philip Chiu, piano
Rebecca Clarke
Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale (15 min.)
Isaac Chalk, viola
Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Kelly-Marie Murphy
Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine (6 min.)
Zac Pulak, percussion
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Sextet in D Major, Op. 110 (29 min.)
Elissa Lee, violin
Sheila Jaffé, viola
Isaac Chalk, viola
Trey Lee, cello
Joe Phillips, bass
Philip Chiu, piano
We start with Canadian Sandeep Bhagwati's beautiful memorial to his composition teacher, then a richly expressive duet by the early 20th-century British-American Rebecca Clarke. Zac Pulak brings a burst of energy courtesy of Kelly-Marie Murphy, before Ensemble Made In Canada and friends launch into the 15-year-old Mendelssohn's delightfully upbeat piano sextet.
