Opening Gala
Monday, May 29 at 7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall, Fountain School of Performing Arts
1385 Seymour St, Halifax
Steve Reich’s hypnotic rhythms for two marimbas open our festival this year—followed by a rare and scintillating quartet for four violins (why not, when you have four violin virtuosos on hand?), Ravel’s magnificent ode to the waltz, and a beloved and spectacular classic from Felix Mendelssohn. The opening concert of our festival is always exciting, and this year we have made it a special gala event! Join us for a reception after the show.
On the Program
STEVE REICH: Nagoya Marimbas (7’)
Alexander Haupt, marimba
Noam Bierstone, marimba
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ: Quartet for Four Violins (8’)
Mark Fewer, Gwen Hoebig, Mark Lee and Kerson Leong, violins
MAURICE RAVEL: La Valse (12’)
Peter Allen, piano
INTERMISSION
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 (30’)
Kerson Leong, violin
Cameron Crozman, cello
John Novacek, piano