Concert III: Doubles

Jakub Przybycień, CONDUCTOR

Collage New Music
Catherine French, VIOLIN; Jan Müller-Szeraws, CELLO; Sarah Brady, FLUTE; Alexis Lanz, CLARINET; Christopher Oldfather, PIANO; Craig McNutt, PERCUSSION

February 28, 2027, at 3pm
Longy School of Music, Edward Pickman Hall (Cambridge, MA)

Presented in partnership with Longy School of Music

Pre-Concert Talk at 2:00pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and composers

$35 General Admission; $15 Students (Longy Students and Faculty: Free)

ABOUT

“Doubles” explores the many ways two voices can interact, collide, and connect. From spatialized instrumental pairings and opposing musical gestures to works inspired by childhood objects, online communication, and social change, the program examines dialogue as cooperation, tension, echo, and interruption. Instrumental and vocal duos unfold across blues, bluegrass, and contemporary classical influences, while collaborations with student performers expand the idea of musical conversation as educational. The concert culminates in two sextets for full ensemble, widening the notion of dialogue from intimate exchanges to larger collective forms shaped by resonance, contrast, and shared musical space.

PROGRAM

Eric Nathan: Just A Moment (2021)
Flute, clarinet

Amy Williams: Give Way (2020) and Stop / Yield (2015)
Cello, piano

Sid Richardson: Ratyll (2021)
Bass clarinet, marimba

Kay Rhie: ...in the dreams of another (2023)
Violin, viola

INTERMISSION

Curtis Stewart: Invention #3: Threat (2024)
Featuring vocal students from Longy School of Music
Viola, cello, two vocalists

Collage Fellow: New Work (2027)
World premiere Collage Commission
Flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello

Arthur Levering: Twenty Ways Upon the Bells (1994)
Flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano/celeste, percussion

Please join Collage for a reception following the performance