PROGRAM
eighth blackbird performs Rzewski
Infinities Contained: Great music always inspires new directions and interpretations—a freedom the six adventurers of eighth blackbird delight in every chance they get. This week eighth blackbird brings us two works that take us a few steps further. Frederic Rzewski's Les Moutons des Panurge uses hopscotch-like addition and repetition to spark ever changing patterns of sound and line: each performance of it generates an entirely new composition. And in his Fantasy Etudes, Fred Lerdahl elaborates simple themes into variations of increasing color and richness, showing us in the process how eighth blackbird's assorted textures can interact in countless different ways. The blackbirds animate both with characteristic brilliance and verve, as they do the two works that complete their program Derek Bermel's Tied Shifts and Ashley Fure's Inescapable.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THE PROGRAM
- Derek Bermel: Tied Shifts
—I. (Driving, relentless - Frederic Rzewski: Les Moutons des Panurge
- Ashley Fure: Inescapable
- Fred Lerdahl: Fantasy Etudes
MIXED COMPANY
Mixed Company is written by Saint Paul Sunday staff, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the show and the classical music they love.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Artist profile: eighth blackbird
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Other performances on Saint Paul Sunday:
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eighth blackbird features David Schober, Zohn-Muldoon, Albert
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eighth blackbird performs Chen Yi
