Concert I: The Fire Within

Eric Nathan, CONDUCTOR

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

October 4, 2026, at 3pm
Longy School of Music, Edward Pickman Hall (Cambridge, MA)

Presented in partnership with Longy School of Music

The Ann B. Teixeira Concert

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

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

ABOUT

“The Fire Within,” led by Artistic Director Eric Nathan, centers on the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity, celebrating the joy and beauty that can emerge through artistic striving, imagination, and invention. The program places diverse voices in dialogue while highlighting composers whose lives and artistic identities have been shaped by immigration and international exchange.

PROGRAM

Paola Prestini: Spell (2008)
Clarinet, cello, percussion

Katherine Balch: musica spolia (2021)
Flute, violin, piano, percussion

Niloufar Nourbakhsh: Aid for Sex (2019)
Flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello

JaRon Brown: Sewn from a quilted puzzle of cloth (2026)
Collage Commission
Flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello

INTERMISSION

Ileana Perez Velázquez: New Work (2026)
World premiere, 2026-2027 Collage Commission
Flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello

Joan Tower: Into the Night (2022)
50th Anniversary Collage Commission
Flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello

Please join Collage for a reception following the performance