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When
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | 6PM EST
Where
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Tickets
TICKETS FOR BOTH PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD OUT. THERE MAY BE TURNBACK TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR IN RICHARDSON STARTING ONE HOUR BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE.
$25 General; $10 Students
Performances Up Close
About the Event
One of the most internationally sought-after solo percussionists of our time, Colin Currie will perform feats of percussion acrobatics, bouncing seamlessly between instruments with his hallmark “cool headed brilliance” (The Daily Telegraph, London). Having premiered works by most of today’s leading composers, all of Colin Currie’s performances sparkle with novelty and spontaneity. With the seemingly in nite range of sounds conjured by his instruments, Currie will show music at its most primal, liberating, and unexpected.
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One of the most internationally sought-after solo percussionists of our time, Colin Currie will perform feats of percussion acrobatics, bouncing seamlessly between instruments with his hallmark “cool headed brilliance” (The Daily Telegraph, London). Having premiered works by most of today’s leading composers, all of Colin Currie’s performances sparkle with novelty and spontaneity. With the seemingly in nite range of sounds conjured by his instruments, Currie will show music at its most primal, liberating, and unexpected.
Program
“Realismos Mágicos” – solo percussion music by Per Norgaard, Toshio Hosokawa, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis and Rolf Wallin’s eleven short pieces based on Gabriel García Márquez short stories. Currie will be joined by actor Michael Dean Morgan who read excerpts from Garcia Márquez’ stories as part of the presentation.
COMPLETE PROGRAM:
ELLIOTT CARTER Figment V for Solo Marimba
PER NØRGÅRD “Fire over Water” from I-Ching for Solo Percussion
TOSHIO HOSOKAWA Remniscence for Solo Marimba
BRUNO MANTOVANI Moi, jeu… for Solo Marimba
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN Vibra-Elufa for Solo Vibraphone
ROLF WALLIN Realismos Mágicos for Solo Marimba
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