Concerts

When the Violin

Calendar IconThursday, January 12, 2023
7:00-8:00 PM @ The Old Madeleine Church

Vijay Gupta, recipient of a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship and founder of Street Symphony in Los Angeles, joins Greg Ewer for a musical exploration of the violin as both a mirror of self reflection and an empathic prism through which the world is seen.

WORKS

Reena Esmail: When the Violin
J.S. Bach: Andante from Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins in C major, Op. 56, Movements I & II
Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata in G major, Op. 3, No. 1
Kenji Bunch: Melungeon Stew
Kenji Bunch: We Better Call for Backup (world premiere)
Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Reena Esmail: Darshan

PERFORMERS

Greg Ewer, violin
Vijay Gupta, violin
Maria Garcia, piano (on Spiegel im Spiegel)