Monday Evening Concerts: The Axe Manual March 10, 2008

THE AXE MANUAL

RALPH SHAPEY Evocation No. 2
GERARD PESSON Mes Béatitudes (West Coast premiere)
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE Lied (U.S. premiere)
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE The Axe Manual (L.A. premiere)

Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, cello
Amy Knoles, percussion
Liam Viney, piano
Mark Menzies, viola
Movses Pogossian, violin
Aleck Karis, piano
Ross Karre, percussion

Join us to hear two important recent works by British composer Harrison Birtwistle. Lied, a sensual and mysterious duet written for Alfred Brendel’s 75th birthday, will be heard alongside the ebullient and rhythmic Axe Manual for piano and percussion. Ralph Shapey is remembered with his Evocation No. 2, and a rising voice in French music, Gérard Pesson, seduces with exquisite refinement in Mes Béatitudes.

Tickets: General Admission $25, Students $10
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