Vortex Temporum
Monday, March 28, 2022
First Congregational Church
 

(featuring Han Chen)

Our journey into the French spectral compositional movement comes full circle with this presentation of Gérard Grisey's Vortex Temporum, featuring Van Cliburn Semi-Finalist and frequent enSRQ pianist, Han Chen. Witness the completion of the arc drawn from last season's works (Grisey's Stele, Périodes and Philippe Hurel's Loops II) with Hurel's musical reflection on Grisey's towering presence throughout 20th century composition, Tombeau in Memoriam Gérard Grisey and a return of enSRQ friend, Nina C. Young's, À bout de souffle for solo piano.

Program

Philippe Hurel

Philippe Hurel

French

Tombeau: In Memoriam Gérard Grisey

Year: 1999Duration: 15'
  • I. Énergique
  • II. Lointain
  • III. ♩ = 72
  • IV. ♩ = 40
Nina C. Young

Nina C. Young

Americanb. 1984

À bout de souffle for piano scordatura

Year: 2016Duration: 6'
Gerard Grisey

Gerard Grisey

French1946–1998

Vortex Temporum for six instruments

Year: 1996Duration: 40'
  • I. ♩= 130 (à Gérard Zinsstag)
  • Interlude
  • II. ♩= 50 (à Salvatore Sciarrino)
  • Interlude
  • III. ♩= (à Helmut Lachenmann)
  • Interlude