Hartford Symphony Orchestra​ to Perform 'Scribing the Void'

From the Hartford Symphony Orchestra: Led by HSO Music Director Carolyn Kuan, Scribing the Void will be a special performance featuring HSO musicians in both large and small ensembles throughout the gallery spaces of Real Art Ways. This concert offers a unique blend of visual art and intriguing music, vibrant performers and an intimate and social audience experience, all at one of the coolest venues in Hartford.

Scribing the Void

• Thursday, January 26, 2017 │ 7 p.m.
• Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street, Hartford

Ticket Information: Tickets to this concert are $25. Tickets are $20 HSO subscribers and Real Art Ways members. Student tickets are $15 (with valid ID). To purchase tickets or for more information, please call (860) 987-5900 or visit here. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.

Program

• Goula Pale Blue Dot
• Bach Excerpts from Cello Suite No. 1
• RSM Void
• Stravinsky Excerpts from L’Histoire du Soldat
• Stravinsky Pulcinella
• Featuring Carolyn Kuan conductor

The evening will feature new music by living composers including London-based composer Roger Goula’s Pale Blue Dot. This meditative and resonant piece refers to the iconic photograph of Earth taken by the Voyager 1 space probe. Void, written by composer RSM, was inspired by the monumental sculpture Scribing the Void, on view at Real Art Ways. The sculpture, created by artist Kurt Steger, was transcribed from a Central Park boulder. The composer RSM was then invited to write a piece of music, which he did by placing the 2-D representation of the boulder’s surface onto the musical staff. The result is a four-movement piece, with each movement representing one of the faces of the boulder (North, South, East, and West).

The concert will also feature fresh, innovative interpretations and staging of classic pieces, including excerpts Bach’s energetic Cello Suite No. 1 and Stravinsky’s retrospective Pulcinella and excerpts from his virtuosic L’Histoire du Soldat, all showcased amidst the beautiful and thought-provoking art exhibits at Real Art Ways.

Concert Sponsor: Webster Private Bank

HSO programs are funded part by the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and with support from the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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