TD Encounters: Another side of Arvo Pärt

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Doors will open at 6:45PM. We invite you to join us early to mingle before the performance. A cash bar will be open.

Arvo Pärt is one of the two most performed, living classical composers in the world. He is most well-known for his deeply spiritual choral works, which are shaped by his tintinnabuli style (Latin for “little bells”), that gives his works their characteristic clarity and stillness. However, this is not the only side of his music. In this Encounters, we will explore Pärt’s secular and folk inspired pieces, including Fratres for violin and piano, and Es sang vor langen Jahren for voice, violin, and viola, alongside video clips of his early film compositions. We will also feature two works by composers inspired by Pärt’s work, including Omar Daniel’s Runo Songs, and Anna Pidgorna’s Pärtian Meditation on an Invented Folksong.

The evening’s performers are Erika Raum (violin), Oskar Daniel-Raum (piano), Xin Wang (soprano) and Sheila Jaffe (viola). Following musical performances, composer Omar Daniel will join us for a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

This Encounters event is a companion event to Soundstreams’ February 14th mainstage concert, The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir: Arvo Pärt at 90. Find out more here.

*Soundstreams’ TD Encounters is a free event series which always offers something different. These events are equal parts performance, artist discussion, and Q&A, and give audiences the opportunity to engage with artists and their work in an intimate and relaxed setting.