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Benet Casablancas
2009-2010 Season |
Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:00 PM Miller Theatre |
Composer Portraits
New Epigrams (1997) (New York premiere) Little Night Music (1992) (U.S. premiere) Four Darks in Red (world premiere, Miller Theatre commission) Seven Scenes from Hamlet (1988-1989) (U.S. premiere) This performance is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission. Onstage discussion with Benet Casablancas and Paul Griffiths Catalan composer Benet Casablancas (b. 1956) seeks personal and aesthetic independence in his work. Marked by a rhythmic spirit, his music moves with shimmering harmonic language often at a whimsical register. This Portrait includes his acclaimed Seven Scenes from Hamlet, for narrator and ensemble, along with a world premiere commission, Four Darks in Red, inspired by Mark Rothko’s painting of the same name. Click here to read this concert's full program notes. Major support for contemporary music programming is provided by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Support for this Portrait is provided by Institut Ramon Llull of Barcelona and the Foundation for Iberian Music. Part of Composers Now, a festival celebrating the music of our time at venues throughout the city, Feb. 22–28, 2010.  |
 illustration by Ray Smith |
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