A Hancher Commission
eighth blackbird
Wednesday, February 6, 7:30 pm
Englert Theatre
A Hancher Commission No need to look to the sky for the next "new breed of super-musician" (Los Angeles Times)—Hancher has harnessed eighth blackbird for a night of dangerously delicious contemporary music. Armed with both classical finesse and dynamic rock band energy, this theatrically-oriented ensemble effortlessly navigates musical acrobatics, hurdling over genre barriers in a single bound. The sextet's expressive collaborations with composers new and established, modernist and indie have earned the group two Grammy Awards and scores of adoring critical accolades.
Tim Munro, flutes
Yvonne Lam, violin & viola
Matthew Duvall, percussion
Michael J. Maccaferri, clarinets
Nicholas Photinos, cello
Lisa Kaplan, piano
Program—shifted during flight
Nico Muhly / Doublespeak (2012)
Philip Glass / Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 2 (1975)
Tom Johnson / Counting Duets
Aaron Jay Kernis / Pieces of Winter Sky (2012) [Hancher co-commission with Music Accord]
Intermission
Derek Bermel / Tied Shifts, mov. 1 (2003)
György Ligeti / Études for solo piano (1985), arranged for sextet (2012)
1. No. 4: Fanfares (arr. Lisa Kaplan)
2. No. 6 Automne a Varsovie (arr. Tim Munro)
Andy Akiho / erase (2011)