Online Concert, in collaboration with the Longy School of Music of Bard College
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“I attempted to present a narrative about light and shadow, not only in a literal sense but also in a metaphorical sense - a struggle to produce, to continue living, to provide, to feel confident - and hopefully a return to the light, so to speak. ”
Juantio Becenti's string quartet, The Forest at Dawn, is at the heart of this programmatic journey from struggle and discord to hope and promise. The program begins with Shostakovich’s austere String Quartet No. 11, which, like the Becenti quartet, opens with a lone, melancholy voice, adding players one by one. Both quartets face struggle and hardship by embracing musical dissonance, ultimately soaring to higher registers where hope resides. From here, we take a collective breath of fresh air with the peaceful, lilting Allegretto from Mozart's K. 590, which continues the uplift Becenti began. The program culminates as the mood continues to rise and “Dawn Breaks'' with our arrangement of George Harrison’s Here Comes the Sun.
Musical Program
Dmitri Shostakovich | String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122
Juantio Becenti | Forest at Dawn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K. 590
II. Andante
George Harrison | Here Comes the Sun (arranged by A Far Cry)
Did you know? Becenti himself said that were he to program a concert featuring The Forest at Dawn that he would pair it with Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 11.
All programs and dates are subject to change.
This program is in collaboration with the Longy School of Music of Bard College, and was filmed at Longy’s beautiful Pickman Hall.
