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
French
Tombeau: In Memoriam Gérard Grisey
Year: 1999Duration: 15'
- I. Énergique
- II. Lointain
- III. ♩ = 72
- IV. ♩ = 40

Nina C. Young
Americanb. 1984
À bout de souffle for piano scordatura
Year: 2016Duration: 6'

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