New York, ,NY – 09/28/12 – Morgan Library – Perspectives Ensemble: Homage to Catalonia – 10016

Perspectives Ensemble.


Homage to Catalonia: In Celebration of the Centenary of Xavier Montsalvatge
This landmark concert celebrates the centenary of Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002) with works by major Catalan composers little-known in the US, interspersed with film clips of performances and interviews. A PostClassical Production in association with the Foundation for Iberian Music and the Morgan.

Timothy Fain, violin
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano
Lynn Baker, piano
Perspectives Ensemble (Sato Moughalian, artistic director)
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor

Casals (arr.), The Song of the Birds (1971 film)
Montsalvatge, Canciones negras (soprano and piano), Cinco invocaciones al crucificado (soprano,
ensemble), Concertino 1+13 (solo violin and chamber orchestra)
Robert Gerhard, Seven Haiku (soprano, ensemble), Libra (ensemble)
Interlude: Montsalvatge on film
Benet Casablancas, Homage to Montsalvatge (chamber orchestra)
Friday, September 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Preconcert talk at 7 p.m. with Joseph Horowitz, artistic director of PostClassical Productions, Antoni Pizà, director of the Foundation for Iberian Music, and conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez.