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Philip Glass Other Minds Benefit Concert Next Week

Davies/Namekawa Duo  Philip Glass

Next Thursday evening (Oct 11), the duo piano team of Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa will give a benefit concert for Other Minds in San Francisco. I'll be there. The concert will feature Philip Glass's Six Scenes from Les Enfants Terribles. And, Philip Glass will be present for a pre-concert talk with Charles Amirkhanian, Other Minds Director, at 7.



Here's the program for the evening:

You can hear excerpts from some of the pieces. They are linked to mp3 files below.

China West Suite for two pianos (2007)
            I. Introduction
            II. Meng Songs
            III. Zang Songs
            IV. Miao Dances
U. S. Premiere

Chen Yi (1953- )

Dialogue for Two Pianos (2007)
U. S. Premiere

Balduin Sulzer (1932- )

"Sunlight" from Elementary Studies (2004)

Adam Fong (1980- )

-intermission-

From Bach-Transkriptionen
            "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbest Zeit"
                        Sonatina from Actus tragicus (BWV 106)
            "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir" (BWV 687)
                        in memoriam Joannis Pilinszky
            "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig" (BWV Deest)

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) / György Kurtág (1926- )

Six Scenes from Les Enfants Terribles
            Overture
            The Bedroom
            Paul Sleepwalking
            Snow Falling in the Playground
            Elizabeth Chooses a Career           
            Death of the Twins / Finale

Philip Glass (1937- )

Other Minds Presents
Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa
Music for Two Pianos, a benefit concert for Other Minds
Thursday, October 11, 2007
7 pm - Panel Discussion • 8 pm - Concert
Herbst Theatre
War Memorial Performing Arts Center
401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister) San Francisco, California
Tickets $20-$50 (now available online from City Box Office)


City Box Office
180 Redwood Street, Suite 100
San Francisco, CA  94102
Walk-Up Window M-F 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Phone (415) 392-4400 M-F 9:30 am - 5:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm


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