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Composer Portraits

Luca Francesconi

Thursday, November 3, 2022, 8PM

Miller Theatre at Columbia University

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The adventurous Ensemble Signal returns to perform two important premieres by Italian composer Luca Francesconi, whose “music is the result of a fearless creative voraciousness” (The Guardian). His Portrait—long overdue from two separate postponements over the course of the pandemic—features a pair of works, including Trauma Études—a large-scale, powerful piece that reflects on the human experience of trauma in a modern world.

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The adventurous Ensemble Signal returns to perform two important premieres by Italian composer Luca Francesconi, whose “music is the result of a fearless creative voraciousness” (The Guardian). His Portrait—long overdue from two separate postponements over the course of the pandemic—features a pair of works, including Trauma Études—a large-scale, powerful piece that reflects on the human experience of trauma in a modern world.

Repertoire

Luca Francesconi Trauma Études (2018) New York premiere Commissioned by the Dina Koston and Robert Shapiro Fund in The Library of Congress
Luca Francesconi Unexpected End of Formula (2008) U.S. Premiere

Performers

Lauren Radnofsky cello
Ensemble Signal
Brad Lubman conductor
Paul Coleman sound director

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