The incomparable Dawn Upshaw sings Ayre by Osvaldo Golijov composer of La Pasión según San Marcos, Ainadamar, and winner of the 2003 MacArthur ("Genius") Award. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall at the request of superstar soprano Upshaw, Golijov's Ayre is a must-see musical event in which she gives voice to tales of love and war, and religion and rage, primarily from 15th-century Spain. Scored for clarinet, French horn, hyper-accordion, guitar, harp, flute, viola, cello, double bass, and laptop computer, Ayre's instrumentation is as eclectic as its languages. Representing the three prominent cultures in the country at the time (Christian, Jewish, and Arab), Golijov's music is an ecstatically beautiful mix of Spanish and Mediterranean influences and reflects a range of human conditions and emotions rising from the cultural clash and mesh of the time. "Golijov is fast becoming one of the most important composers for voice today—and Upshaw is both his perfect muse and prophet" (Boston Herald).

	Program Notes Program notes are available online. [PDF]
	Audio Clips (Windows Media Player) Ayre - Dawn, St. John's Day Ayre - Moon
	Education/Community Events Key Notes: Greg Dubinsky Cancelled Osvaldo Golijov, His Musicians and His Poets Greg Dubinsky, a researcher in contemporary music, instructor at Yale University's Department of Music, and liner-note author for Kronos Quartet's Grammy Award–winning album of Berg's Lyric Suite with Dawn Upshaw, prepares the stage for Ms. Upshaw's performance of Ayre in a talk titled "Osvaldo Golijov, His Musicians and His Poets." Flyer (PDF)

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Artists links: Official Dawn Upshaw site

Sat, Mar 1, 2008

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