THE NOSTALGIC UTOPIAN FUTURE DISTANCE: Ensemble 360

An electrifying and electrified evening of duets between soloists drawn from Ensemble 360, and tape or live electronics, all presented in multi-speaker, 360-degree surround-sound.  

SAARIAHO Petals (10′) – vc, elec
BOULEZ – Dialogue de l’ombre double (20′) – cl, elec
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NONO – La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura (40′-50′) – vln, elec

Saariaho’s energetic and colourful Petals for cello is as invigorating as it is haunting, while Boulez creates an intricate dance between the clarinet and its own shadow in his Dialogue de l’ombre double. The concert concludes with one of Luigi Nono’s final works: his monumental in-the-round piece for violin and eight tapes is by turns sparse, intricate, beautiful and thrilling.