Convergence Series (2020)
CONVERGENCE
A THREE-PART VIRTUAL CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
FEATURING WORKS FOR PIANO AND STRINGS
Six musicians, one filmmaker, and a new arts streaming platform.
A collaboration between Mountain View International Festival of Song and Chamber Music Society, Polaris Centre for the Performing Arts, Emil Agopian Film, Stagestream Live and Steinway Piano Gallery of Calgary.
CONVERGENCE | Project Team
Lev Nesterov and Jack Olszewski, Project Curation & Coordination
Kathleen van Mourik, Artistic Director for Mountain View Festival
Megan Ray, Social Media Coordinator
Set I | Light Classics: A Medley of Chamber Music Miniatures
Carl NIELSEN (1865-1931)
Suite for Strings, op.1, arranged by Lev Nesterov for string quintet (1888)
Michael Conway BAKER* (b. 1937)
Rhapsody for Rachmaninoff for piano and strings (2017)*
Jean FRANÇAIX (1912-1997)
L’heure de Berger (French Café Music) for string quintet and piano (1947)
Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
Beau Soir, arranged by Orfeo Mandozzi/Jack Olszewski for string quintet and piano (1880)
Libby LARSEN (b. 1950)
Four on the Floor for violin, cello, bass and piano (1983)
*denotes Canadian composer
Live Streamed on Monday, June 29, 2020 - 6 P.M. MST
Set II | Minimalist Expressions: The Sounds of Our Time
Pavel KARMANOV (b. 1970)
Michael Music for piano quintet (2004)
Terry RILEY (b. 1935)
G Song for string quartet (1984)
Pavel KARMANOV (b. 1970)
String QuaREtet for string quartet (1997)
Release date: Monday, July 6, 2020 - 6 P.M. MST
Set III | Mysterious & Magical: A Journey Into a World of Dreams & Imagination
Alexandre RABINOVITCH-BARAKOVSKY (b. 1945)
Trois Invocations for string quartet and amplified celesta (1997)
Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921–1992)
Oblivion, arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov for piano quintet (1982)
François COUPERIN (1668-1733)
Tic-Toc-Choc, arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov for piano quintet (1722)
Release date: Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 6 P.M. MST
