Osvaldo Golijov’s "Ayre"

featuring
Dawn Upshaw and Orquesta Los Marranos

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“It’s becoming clearer with every new piece that Golijov is fast becoming one of the most important composers for voice today—and that Upshaw is both his perfect muse and prophet.” —Boston Herald

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

The incomparable Dawn Upshaw sings the most recent major work—Ayre—from Osvaldo Golijov, the composer of La Pasion Segun San Marcus and Ainadamar, and winner of the 2003 MacArthur Award. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall at the request of Upshaw, Ayre—meaning "air" and "melody" in medieval Spanish—is a cycle of songs drawn primarily from a large body of 15th century Spanish folk songs. Representing the three prominent cultures in Spain at the time, the music is a lush mix of Spanish and Mediterranean influences and reflects a range of human conditions and emotions stemming from the cultural clash and mesh of the time. For this unique project, Dawn Upshaw is joined by hand-picked musicians (including members of eighth blackbird) united by a common passion for contemporary music and performance.

Tickets: $30 adults, $28 seniors 65+, $15 children 12 and under, $22 UR employees, $8 UR students
Tickets on sale January 25 (public) or January 17 (campus).

Ensemble:
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Orquesta Los Marranos
Adrien Brogna, guitar & ronroco
Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion
Jeremy Flower, laptop
Mark Dresser, double-bass
Bridget Kibbey, harp
Eric Ruske, horn
Timothy Munro, flutes
Michael J. Maccaferri, clarinets
Matt Albert, violin & viola
Nicholas Photinos, cello
Lisa Kaplan, piano
Matthew Duvall, percussion

Program:

Meanwhile--Incidental music to imaginary puppet plays	Stephen Hartke
Vox Balaenae	George Crumb
Ayre	Osvaldo Golijov

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