NMF 5 - METAMUSIK
NMF 5: Metamusik is now available for streaming on CBC Radio 2 Concerts on Demand! Listen now!
Wednesday, February 10, 2009 • 7:30 p.m
Centennial Concert Hall
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Pre-Concert Discussion • 6:40 p.m
Pre-Concert Performance • 7:00 p.m
Music inspired by rock n’ roll? Why not! In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s passing, we bring you Bending Hendrix, composed by Mike Janzen for Winnipeg’s guitar virtuoso Greg Lowe and the WSO (commissioned by CBC Radio). Composer Tim Brady turns contemporary music and classic rock on their heads in his witty arrangement of three classic songs in The Guess Who Symphony, performed by Canadian jazz singer Ndidi Onukwulu. For this year’s NMF main event, we are proud to present the North American premiere of Valentin Silvestrov’s epic work, Metamusik, featuring Jenny Lin on piano. Due to its sheer size and scope, this modern masterpiece, considered one of Silvestrov’s greatest musical achievements, is a work that is rarely programmed anywhere in the world. Thus, tonight’s presentation of the piece will be an historic event.
Artists:
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Richard Lee, conductor
Greg Lowe, guitar
Ndidi Onukwulu, singer
Jenny Lin, piano
Program:
Mike Janzen (CAN): Bending Hendrix - for guitar and orchestra* World premiere
Darren Miller (CAN): for amma**
Tim Brady (CAN): The Guess Who Symphony
INTERMISSION
Valentin Silvestrov (UA): Metamusik for piano and orchestra - North American premiere
*Commissioned by CBC Radio
**Winner of the Canadian Music Centre’s Emerging Composer Prize
Please join the Canadian Music Centre and this year’s Emerging Composer Prize-winner, Darren Miller, in a special reception being held in the Piano Nobile after this evening’s concert.
NMF 5 will be broadcast on The Signal with Laurie Brown on CBC Radio 2 on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 10:00 pm.
