Time & Location
May 17, 2019, 6:00 PM
The Secret Theatre, 4402 23rd St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
About the event
Songs Are Sung is a musical meditation on the passage of time. Works by David Lang, Henryk Górecki, Brian Shank, Lawrence Wilde, and Charles Boguinia explore the acoustic synergy between the human voice and string instruments.
ÆON is a New York City-based chamber ensemble specializing in contemporary concert music. Founded by friends at the Juilliard School, ÆON has premiered over 25 new works at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, and the DiMenna Center.
Program:
Lawrence Wilde (b.1991): Improvisations on De Profundis WP
Henryk Górecki (1933-2010): Songs are Sung, II. Largo, Cantabile from String Quartet No. 3
David Lang (b. 1957): Just (2015)
Brian Shank: Sappho 31 (2019) WP
Lawrence Wilde (b. 1991): will you not sleep? (2019) WP
Charles Boguinia (b. 1992): Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird (2019) WP
General/Student/12 and under: $20/$15/Free
Friday Pass: $30.00
All Festival Pass: $120.00
All tickets also available at the door.