Chamber Series 2: As near as memory –
When & Where
- Saturday, November 18, 2023, 8 PM
- Sunday, November 19, 2023, 4 PM
First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street
The runtime for this concert is approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes.
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Tickets for this concert are no longer on sale.
Program
- Giacomo Puccini, Crisantemi for string quartet
- Charlotte Bray, Fire Burning in Snow for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello – US premiere
- Gordon Jacob, Sextet in B-flat Major for piano & winds, Op. 6
- Sergei Rachmaninoff, Trio élégiaque No. 2 in d minor, Op. 9
Puccini shares a musical bouquet in memory of a friend, and Charlotte Bray reflects on obsession, desire, solitude, and lost love. Dedicated “to the memory of a great artist,” Rachmaninoff’s tribute to Tchaikovsky was composed in a flurry of emotion in just five weeks, revealing celestial glimpses of his mentor in a rapturous outpouring of pathos and passion.
"[They] ranged brilliantly over a huge spectrum…this memorable performance was evocative, cathartic, and simply ravishing. "
— The Boston Musical lntelligencer
