This unique performance explores how music and wine both express their origins, much like terroir in wine, where climate, soil, and tradition shape their character.
Billsboro Winery will be hosting a complimentary public wine tasting.
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This unique performance explores the connection between music and wine, and how both express their origins – what the French call “terroir.” In wine, terroir refers to the deep imprint of soil, climate, and tradition on a wine’s character. Just as Finger Lakes wines carry the distinct imprint of steep slate soils and deep lakes, each composer speaks from their cultural “soil,” shaping their work through the influences of their environment.
As we trace the evolution from Mozart’s classical foundations through modern innovation, we’ll also explore the Finger Lakes wine region’s own evolution – from its roots in traditional Riesling to its growing reputation for bold experimentation.
Program
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
JOHN CORIGLIANO (b. 1938)
Snapshot Circa 1909
MARGARET BROUWER (b. 1940)
Demeter Prelude
-intermission-
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
II. Dumka: Andante con moto
III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro
This unique performance explores the connection between music and wine, and how both express their origins – what the French call “terroir.” In wine, terroir refers to the deep imprint of soil, climate, and tradition on a wine’s character. Just as Finger Lakes wines carry the distinct imprint of steep slate soils and deep lakes, each composer speaks from their cultural “soil,” shaping their work through the influences of their environment.
As we trace the evolution from Mozart’s classical foundations through modern innovation, we’ll also explore the Finger Lakes wine region’s own evolution – from its roots in traditional Riesling to its growing reputation for bold experimentation.
Program
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
JOHN CORIGLIANO (b. 1938)
Snapshot Circa 1909
MARGARET BROUWER (b. 1940)
Demeter Prelude
-intermission-
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
II. Dumka: Andante con moto
III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro
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