Have you ever wondered what the most riveting pieces of classical music are? Encompassing over 300 years of music, Origins is an innovative and immersive classical experience – a tapestry of riveting music. From the energetic music of Vivaldi to the ethereal sounds of Arvo Pärt, our virtuosic musicians will take the audience on a tour de force of live music. Origins will be performed in sets, seamlessly weaving paths from Shostakovich to Beethoven to Ginastera to Brahms. As a conductorless orchestra, the ACO creates a thrilling sense of fly-by-the-seat music-making that brings audiences to their feet. Learn more at amadeuspdx.org
Origins
Thursday, May 19, 7:30 PM PT
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR 97005
Program:
Arvo Pärt: Cantus, in memory of Benjamin Britten
Shostakovich: Allegro molto from String Quartet #8
Vivaldi: Presto from Concerto in G Minor, “Summer”
Ginastera: Calmo e poetico from String Quartet #1
Ginastera: Allegro violento ed agitato from String Quartet #1
Brahms: Scherzo from Piano Quintet in F Minor
Walton: Allegro molto from String Sonata
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Beethoven: Allegro molto from String Quartet in C
Shostakovich: Lento from String Quartet #7
Schubert: Presto, from String Quartet in D Minor “Death and the Maiden”