Sessions Vol. XIV: Apparition
The Show
Sessions Vol. XIV: “Apparition”
Chamber music series Sessions makes a triumphant return on Nov. 19 featuring “beautiful, physically fearless” (NYTimes) soprano Ariadne Greif and her “luminous, expressive voice” (NYTimes) as accompanied by pianist Jason Wirth.
Sessions Vol. XIV: Apparition has at its centerpiece George Crumb’s masterpiece of the contemporary canon: Apparition (1979), his setting of Walt Whitman’s Memories of President Lincoln in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.
Haunting, mesmerizing and visceral, Apparition is a tour-de-force performance for both singer and pianist, not often presented and not to be missed!
Also on the program: the lush Op. 38 by Rachmaninov, Alyssa Weinberg’s Blue Gradations, and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s We Need To Talk, written especially for Ariadne’s blisteringly charismatic talent.
Set in a new venue, the transporting and spacious Coffey Street Studio, Sessions Vol. XIV marks the return of the chamber music series presented by Amanda + James begun in 2017.
*Proof of vaccination required for entrance to the venue* Masks required when not enjoying refreshments.
Come have a drink and listen!
PROGRAM
Apparition by George Crumb
Op. 38 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Blue Gradations by Alyssa Weinberg
We Need To Talk by Caroline Shaw
FEATURING
Ariadne Greif, Soprano
Jason Wirth, Piano
MEET THE ARTISTS
THE SERIES
Sessions is A+J’s ongoing series devoted to music presented in an intimate setting. The series spotlights up-and-coming classical musicians, with concerts curated from all eras and areas of the vast landscape of classical repertoire.