Darmstadt Essential Rep: Luciano Berio’s Sequenzas I – X (1958 – 1984) December 1, 2010

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition Sinfonia for voices and orchestra and his series of numbered solo pieces titled Sequenza) and also for his pioneering work in electronic music. Luciano Berio has always looked at his Sequenzas as building blocks among his other compositions. These solo works, sometimes written for specific performers, exist as elements of other, larger works or as platforms upon which he’s built extensive structures.

Line-up includes: Claire Chase (flute), Shelley Burgon (harp), Daisy Press (voice), Stephen Gosling (piano), Chris McIntyre (trombone) John Pickford Richards (viola), James Austin Smith (oboe), Joshua Modney (violin), Joshua Rubin (clarinet), and Gareth Flowers (trumpet).

Darmstadt Essential Repertoire is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York’s 62 counties.

Official Website: http://www.issueprojectroom.org/2010/10/14/darmstadt-essential-rep-luciano-berios-sequenzas-i-x-1958-%E2%80%93-1984/