FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2006
The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and the Music Department at Columbia College Chicago are proud to present In Time of War, a concert of two bold musical responses to the Vietnam Conflict by Luigi Nono and George Crumb paired with An-My Lê's daring photography exhibition Small Wars at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Unnervingly relevant in 2006, these two works speak loudly in today's political climate.
In the 1960's Italian composer Luigi Nono turned to theater and electronics to allow him to express his political sentiments outside of the constraints and connotations of the concert hall. A floresta é jovem cheja de vida (1966) is Nono's bold anti-war statement which packages his experience with voice, instruments and electronic playback into a self-contained dramatic work. It is scored for a soprano soloist, three speakers, a single clarinet, six percussionists playing bronze metal sheets, and a pre-recorded multi-channel tape playback. ICE is proud to present this work's Chicago Premiere, in collaboration with world-renowned soprano Tony Arnold.
George Crumb's Black Angels (1970) remains one of the seminal American compositions from the Vietnam era. At once chilling and sublimely beautiful, Black Angels is among the most powerful musical contributions of the last century.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
TIME: 7:30 pm
WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Avenue, 1st floor
COST: Free Admission, reservations recommended: 312/494.2655
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INFO: Isabel Castellvi at 312/494/2655 or Isabel@iceorg.org
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