Crumb
Monday, January 16, 2023
First Congregational Church
A tribute to George Crumb (1929-2022), featuring his Madrigals and Black Angels, and Margaret Brouwer's Demeter Prelude.
Program
George Crumb
American1929–2022
Madrigals
Year: 1965-1969Duration: 32'
- Book 1 (1965)
- Book 2 (1965)
- Book 3 (1969)
- Book 4 (1969)
Margaret Brouwer
American
Demeter Prelude
Year: 1997Duration: 8'
George Crumb
American1929–2022
Black Angels: Thirteen Images from the Dark Land
Year: 1970Duration: 25'
- I. Departure
- Threnody I: Night of the Electric Insects Sounds of Bones and Flutes
- Lost Bells
- Devil-music
- Danse Macabre
- II. Absence
- Pavana Lachrymae
- Threnody II: Black Angels!
- Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura
- Lost Bells (Echo)
- III. Return
- God-music
- Ancient Voices
- Ancient Voices (Echo)
- Threnody III: Night of the Electric Insects