Earplay concludes its 25th concert season with Earplay 25: Ports and Portals with more innovation from the Bay Area. In response to the Bay Area's cultural diversity, many of the works are by composers born outside the U.S. Earplay commissioned Hyo-shin Na who composed Song of One Lost in the Fog, a work that bridges California Native American, East Asian and Western cultures. Written for the entire ensemble plus the Japanese koto and guest artist Shoko Hikage, the work gives each of the cultures a distinct voice within the larger composition inspired by Native American music. The program continues with guitar, another plucked instrument, featured in the late Jorge Liderman’s vibrant and rhythmic Swirling Streams for guitar, bass clarinet, and string trio that Earplay premiered in 2004 and later recorded with guest artist David Tanenbaum. More works from the Bay Area include a west coast premiere of Scherzo for Mixed Quartet by Wayne Peterson. Terâneler (2006); the 2009 Aird composition winner by Tolga Yayalar, a Turkish native studying at Harvard University concludes the season.
Earplay 25: Ports and Portals is part of the seventh San Francisco International Arts Festival.
6:45 pm pre-concert talk with Hyo-shin Na, Wayne Peterson, Tolga Yayalar and Bruce Bennett
- Venue: Herbst Theatre
- Date: Mon May 24, 2010 7:30pm
- City: San Francisco
- Price Range: $10 to $20
- Tickets: 415 392 4400
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Program
Wayne Peterson
Scherzo for Mixed Quartet (2009) West Coast Premiere
Tolga Yayalar
Terâneler (2006), Earplay Aird Composition Winner
Jorge Liderman
Swirling Streams (2003), Earplay Commission
Hyo-shin Na
Song of One Lost in the Fog (2009) world premiere
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May 10, 2010
Many of the pieces Earplay performs have Bay Area roots, part of conductor Mary Chun’s stated emphasis on giving voice to local composers. For its May 24 concert, “Ports and Portals,” held at Herbst Theatre in partnership with the S.F. International Arts Festival, the ensemble adds two more world premieres and two West Coast premieres to the tally.
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