Community Concert
Friday, September 13
Program notes by Timothy Summers
Program notes by Timothy Summers
Please see the program notes for Thursday, September 12, for information about J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 and Felix Mendelssohn’s String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20.
John Dowland — Lachrymae Pavane, P. 15/MB54 (arr. William Byrd)
Flow, my tears — the lamenting melody that best represents the signature melancholia of the English Renaissance figure John Dowland — originated as a solo lute song and was published under the title Lachrymae Pavane in 1596. Its popularity led to a plethora of arrangements around Europe, including the one Benjamin has chosen by Dowland’s elder contemporary, William Byrd.
—adapted from liner notes for Benjamin Hochman’s new AVIE album Resonance
Oliver Knussen — Prayer Bell Sketch
Benjamin Hochman will say a few words from the stage about this piece.
Josquin des Prez — Ave Christe (arr. by Charles Wuorinen)
Benjamin Hochman pays homage to looking backward in time to recuperate and recontextualise musical ideas from the past with his inclusion of two works from the Renaissance. One is the motet Ave Christe, attributed to Josquin de Prez, the Franco-Flemish composer frequently compared to Beethoven by virtue of his wide-ranging impact. Benjamin plays a piano transcription made in 1988 by American composer Charles Wuorinen.
—adapted from liner notes for Benjamin Hochman’s new AVIE album, Resonance, to be released in November
John Dowland — Lachrymae Pavane, P. 15/MB54 (arr. William Byrd)
Flow, my tears — the lamenting melody that best represents the signature melancholia of the English Renaissance figure John Dowland — originated as a solo lute song and was published under the title Lachrymae Pavane in 1596. Its popularity led to a plethora of arrangements around Europe, including the one Benjamin has chosen by Dowland’s elder contemporary, William Byrd.
—adapted from liner notes for Benjamin Hochman’s new AVIE album Resonance
Oliver Knussen — Prayer Bell Sketch
Benjamin Hochman will say a few words from the stage about this piece.
Josquin des Prez — Ave Christe (arr. by Charles Wuorinen)
Benjamin Hochman pays homage to looking backward in time to recuperate and recontextualise musical ideas from the past with his inclusion of two works from the Renaissance. One is the motet Ave Christe, attributed to Josquin de Prez, the Franco-Flemish composer frequently compared to Beethoven by virtue of his wide-ranging impact. Benjamin plays a piano transcription made in 1988 by American composer Charles Wuorinen.
—adapted from liner notes for Benjamin Hochman’s new AVIE album, Resonance, to be released in November