Intersections

Drawing connections between the classical, neoclassical and minimalist styles of music, this program features Minimalist icon Steve Reich’s hypnotic Mallet Quartet for four percussionists, alongside Debussy’s gorgeous Ariettes oubliées sung by NOVA favorite Celena Shafer and Mozart’s lyrical String Quartet in E-flat Major performed by NOVA Quartet-in-Residence The Fry Street Quartet, and Stravinsky’s neoclassical masterpiece Octet for brass and winds, featuring principals from the Utah Symphony.

Program

• Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Ariettes oubliées (1887)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428
• Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Octet (1923, revised 1952)
• Steve Reich (b. 1936): Mallet Quartet (2013)

Performers

• Celena Shafer, soprano
• Kimi Kawashima, piano
• The Fry Street Quartet
• Lisa Byrnes, flute
• Lee Livengood, clarinet
• Lori Wike, bassoon
• Jennifer Rhodes, bassoon
• Jeff Luke, trumpet
• Paul Torrisi, trumpet
• Sam Elliot, trombone
• Graeme Mutchler, bass trombone
• Keith Carrick, percussion
• Eric Hopkins, percussion
• Michael Pape, percussion