Eastern Visions
August 7 @ 7:00 pm
Eastern Visions
Encounters with Eastern music left a lasting mark on Western composers, from the sounds of gamelan heard by Debussy at the World Fair to Lou Harrison and John Cage’s lifelong fascination with Javanese and Indian sounds, culminating in a newly created chamber work based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
DEBUSSY Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
HARRISON Varied Trio
RAVEL Tzigane
CAGE Selected Sonatas for Prepared Piano
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Selection from Scheherazade (arr. Farrington)