Furious Craft

Monday, December 98, 2008 8 pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum
701 Mission Street at 3rd Street, San Francisco
Pre-concert talk begins at 7:15 pm.

Program:
Luca Francesconi, A fuoco (1995) (U.S. premiere)
Kaija Saariaho, Sept Papillons (2000)
Zhou Long, Wild Grass (2002)
Pierre Boulez, Le Marteau sans maître (1955)

Featuring:
Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano
Leighton Fong, cello
Stephen Harrison, cello

Four works of intensity and craftsmanship warm this winter concert. David Milnes and the players delve into a rarely performed masterpiece by Pierre Boulez and a smoldering work by Luca Francesconi, featuring new ensemble member David Tanenbaum on guitar. Boulez’s unusual composition, for flute, guitar, viola, three percussion and mezzo-soprano, is widely regarded as his first great work. Complementing the ensemble pieces are two cello solos that ponder life’s ephemeral nature.

There will be a pre-concert talk before the concert. Guests TBA.

$28 general, $23 senior, $10 student
Order on our tickets page or call 415-978-ARTS (2787)

This concert is funded in part by: Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Francesconi).