Sensations II

Series sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Curtis G. Anderson and Telfair Museum of Art.
Sponsored in part by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McMullin.
Additional support provided by Frank & Elizabeth Peeples.

Pre-Concert Talk: 4:00 PM

Alexandra du Bois: Chanson d'Orage for Two Violins (premiere of SMF-commissioned work, described below)
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Schubert: Quintet in C Major, D. 956

Chanson d'Orage (2009) for Two Violins

Chanson d'Orage was commissioned by the Savannah Music Festival 2009 and was written specifically for violinists Daniel Hope and Lorenza Borrani. I met Daniel Hope in January 2006 when, as the violinist of the Beaux Arts Trio, he premiered my Piano Trio, L'Apothéose d'un Rêve, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Since then, I have been inspired by Hope's depth of melodic line. In Chanson d'Orage (Storm of Song) , there is a blending of the nature of song--melody and line, with aspects of an approaching storm. But this storm is not of physical weather, but of the nature and weather of the heart. Storm of Song (or Song Storm), encompasses the great need we have to speak directly with our hearts, and the conflict which can arise when there is a complexity of feelings to express. The two violins encompass this idea both independently and together as one singing voice. -Alexandra du Bois

Venue: Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences
Price: $40, 55
Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

See what other SMF performances the following artists are involved in: Borrani, Lorenza | Finckel, David | Han, Wu | Hope, Daniel | Robinson, Keith | Rodrigues, CarlaMaria