ALIAS Chamber Ensemble is pleased to announce its 2017/18 concert series, unbounded creativity, which celebrates the legacy of composers who immigrated to America. This series honors the promise of America, made manifest in the creative expression of these artists who now call this country their home.
REPERTOIRE
Bright Sheng: Selections from Seven Tunes Heard in China for Violincello
Yotam Haber: Estro Poetico-armonico for string quartet and recorder quartet
Mohammed Fairouz: Refugee Blues for soprano and piano
Béla Bartók: Valse for String Quartet
Ola Gjielo: Ave Generosa for SSAA a capella and Tundra for SSAA choir and instrumental quintet
Irving Berlin: God Bless America, arranged by Gabriela Lena Frank for countertenor and string quartet