The Tipping Point

Ives explores the magical moment when the sun breaches the horizon, while Kevin Puts envisions legions preparing for cinematic battles. Ravel’s emotionally charged Madagascan songs stand at the precipice of a radical new style, with their provocative subject matter and atmosphere of ferocious exultation. Bartók’s Piano Quintet is a rarely heard gem filled with youthful passion and his love for the folk songs and csárdás from the cafes around Budapest, reminding us to take a chance, cross the threshold, and tip.
PROGRAM:
Charles Ives, Sunrise for soprano, violin & piano
Maurice Ravel, Chansons madécasses for soprano, flute, cello & piano
Kevin Puts, And Legions Will Rise for clarinet, violin & marimba
Béla Bartók, Piano Quintet in C Major, Sz. 23