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12/5/2005
CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS:
THE JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET PERFORMING "The Loss and the Silence"
a new work by EZEQUIEL VI�AO
Read about this Juilliard Centennial Commission at:
http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles659.html
OTHER SELECTED PERFORMANCES OF "THE LOSS AND THE SILENCE":
Alice Tully Hall (NYC) October 20, 2005
Jordan Hall (Boston) November 12, 2005
Mozart-Saal Kongresshalle Liederhalle (Stuttgart, Germany) January 19, 2006
Muziekcentrum Eindhoven Grote zaal (Holland) January 25, 2006
Muziekcentrum Enschede Concertzaal (Holland) January 26, 2006
Cal State Laxson Auditorium (Chico, California) March 24, 2006
San Francisco State University, McKenna Theatre, March 26, 2006
Perimeter Institute (Waterloo, ON, Canada) March 30, 2006
Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia) March 31, 2006
Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium (Washington, DC) April 7, 2006
St. Croix Concert Series (Stillwater, MN) April 21, 2006
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL) June 27, 2006
Ozawa Hall (Tanglewood, MA) June 30, 2006
ABOUT THE NEW WORK:
Vi�ao�s second string quartet is a synthesis of the composer�s work to date. It incorporates the four main threads that run through all of his music: the structural use of rhythmic cycles; the unfolding of long melismae (spun mainly from Mozarabic chant); the concept of re-interpretation, and an interest in Medieval thought and traditions."The Loss and the Silence" �Tolkien�s phrase� was originally the title of the second movement of the quartet. In Tolkien�s story, an immortal, ageless maiden chooses mortality in order to be with the mortal man she loves. After many years of dwelling together in bliss, the man, at last, feels that his life draws to an end. She is overborne by grief and a keen sense of the mortality that she has taken upon her. The story�s substance relates to the early Christian symbols of �Mortality" and "Fall". �Mortality,� understood as �the gift of the One to Men,� and �Fall,� as the result of a rebellion against this gift, leading to a desire for power and the corrupted use of man�s inner talents with the �object of bull-dozing the real world, of coercing other wills". Other aspects of this multi-faceted work include the use of deconstructed dance forms, such as the "Cadenero" movement. From the Spanish for 'chain', 'cadenero' is a slang that refers to a horse that is fastened to a vehicle with chains for the purpose of pulling it when the road is difficult. In Tango parlance, the expression 'fueye cadenero' refers to a bandoneon that leads an orchestra (the word 'fueye' stands for a pleated windbag.)
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Ezequiel Vi�ao was born in 1960 in Argentina. Early on, he developed an interest in music technology and in rhythmic cycles, both of which were later to become significant features of his music. In works from the 1980s such as La Noche de las Noches for string quartet and electronics, or in the solo tape piece Voices of Silence, his style is already distinctive. Having moved to New York in 1980, Vi�ao attended the Juilliard School. In 1987 he was invited to Avignon to work with the late Olivier Messiaen in a series of televised masterclasses, an experience that had a profound influence on Vi�ao�s style and found its musical expression in a work entitled "The Conference of the Birds". Together with his first book of "�tudes" for solo piano, it was these works which brought Ezequiel Vi�ao wider recognition on the international musical scene. Vi�ao's music is often described as "timeless", �powerful� and �compelling�, and he has received various awards and distinctions in recognition of its qualities. Apart from a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, Vi�ao has also received prizes from the San Antonio Festival, the Argentinian Academy of Fine Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the International Music Council in Paris and the International Society for Contemporary Music. Vi�ao is currently working on a large piece for Chanticleer's "Orchestra of Voices". A new recording -Arcanum/BIS Records- is now available in stores worldwide.
www.tloneditions.com
The Juilliard String Quartet, now in its 59 season as a resident teaching and performing ensemble at The Juilliard School, has established and maintained a reputation as one of the world�s great chamber ensembles. The Quartet is widely admired for its seminal influence on aspiring string players around the world and continues to play an important role in the formation of new American ensembles. The Quartet was instrumental in the formation of the Alexander, American, Concord, Emerson, La Salle, New World, Mendelssohn, Tokyo, Brentano, Lark, St. Lawrence and Colorado string quartets. The ensemble�s recordings have been released by Sony Classical since 1949. The Quartet�s 2005-06 season takes them to Europe this fall where they are joined by oboist Heinz Holliger for performances in Italy, Holland, Warsaw, and Paris. In a second concert in Paris, the Quartet makes a special appearance to play its own arrangement of Bach�s �Art of the Fugue.� The Quartet returns to Europe in the second half of the season to Germany, Spain, Estonia, and Austria where they celebrate the 250 th Mozart birthday at the Musikverien in Vienna, a January 27 th concert with Emanuel Ax. Further touring in the United States includes their annual concerts in Boston, Washington, Detroit, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, as well as performances in the Midwest, Canada, and New England.
www.juilliardstringquartet.org
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12/05/2005 09:40:00 AM
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