Will Langlie Miletich
Bass
Celebrate the centenary of renowned Hungarian composer György Kurtág with this kaleidoscopic program of music and film. Kurtág’s setting of naturalist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg’s aphorisms weaves together 22 unique musical worlds exploring themes of nature, religion and colonialism, all brought...
Celebrate the centenary of renowned Hungarian composer György Kurtág with this kaleidoscopic program of music and film. Kurtág’s setting of naturalist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg’s aphorisms weaves together 22 unique musical worlds exploring themes of nature, religion and colonialism, all brought to life with the world premiere of an accompanying animated film by composer and animator Lembit Beecher. Additional works trace Kurtág’s influences and impact.
Artists
Will Langlie Miletich
Bass
Lucy Fitz Gibbon
Soprano
Ryan MacEvoy McCullough
Piano
Lembit Beecher
Animation
Seattle Symphony Musicians
Orchestra
Program
György Kurtág
Hommage á R. Schumann
Lembit Beecher
With Grandchildren
György Kurtág
Hommage á John Cage
John Cage
The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
Amy Beth Kirsten
yes I said yes I will yes
György Kurtág
Einige Sätze aus den Sudelbüchern Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (Fragments from the Scrapbooks of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg), Op. 37a (World Premiere of Lembit Beecher animated film)
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