A Literary Affair

Start: Friday, July 29, 2022 7:30PM
End: Friday, July 29, 2022 9:30PM

Anishinaabe composer Barbara Assiginaak contributes stunning solo piano music inspired by the traditional stories of her childhood, and Franz Hassenöhrl takes a chamber music approach to Strauss’ famous Till Eulenspiegel tone poem. Featuring: Scott St. John, violin Jonathan Crow, violin Andrew Wan, violin Barry Shiffman, violin Rémi Pelletier, viola Sharon Wei, viola Rachel Mercer, cello Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello Miles Jaques, clarinet Michael Chiarello, bass Neil Deland, horn Darren Hicks, bassoon Philip Chiu, piano Program: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Incidental music from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 Barbara Assiginaak: Mnidoonskaa [An Abundance of Insects] I. Ntam Ginjigan [Book One] II. Eko-niizhing Ginjigan [Book Two] Richard Strauss, arr. Franz Hasenöhrl: Till Eulenspiegel einmal Anders! Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 Location: Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building