Moving from dawn’s first light to glimmering moonlight, this program captures the cycle of day and night and reminds us of the magic of this quotidian transformation. Composers—from Haydn to Geneva own’s Mark Olivieri—capture these contrasts, moving us from morning to night.
*Wheelchair accessible
Geoffrey Herd and Clara Lyon, violin
James Thompson and Josh Newburger, viola
Clive Greensmith and Hannah Collins, cello
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, “Sunrise”
Mark Olivieri (b. 1972), World Premiere
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Sonata-Fantasy No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19
-Intermission-
Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023), Light and Matter
Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951) Verklärte Nacht