Struck, plucked, scraped & shaken

Monday, October 6, 2008 8 pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum
701 Mission Street at 3rd Street, San Francisco
Pre-concert talk begins at 7:15 pm.

Program:
György Ligeti, Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel (2000)
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, Cochleas (2005) (world premiere)
Franck Bedrossian, Digital (2003) (U.S. premiere)
Maki Ishii, Fourteen Percussions (2000)
Maki Ishii, Image in the Forest (2001)

Featuring:
Christopher Froh, percussion
Karen Gottlieb, harp
Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano

Percussion takes center stage in this exhilarating concert. Hear familiar instruments played in unfamiliar ways, and immerse yourself in the one-of-a-kind sound world of György Ligeti’s delightfully ambitious work for mezzo-soprano and four percussion. Franck Bedrossian explodes the limits of the rhythm section in Digital for percussion, contrabass and electronics, while Maki Ishii bestrides musical East and West in a beguiling reminiscence for harp and a dynamic percussion duo.

Composers Franck Bedrossian and Yiorgos Vassilandonakis will participate in a pre-concert talk, moderated by David Milnes.

$28 general, $23 senior, $10 student
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