March 31, 2008
CNN
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- "The Here and Now" might well be subtitled "Redeeming Rumi." As if to save us from the new-age squish of much contemporary rediscovery of the 13th-century Persian poet's work, Christopher Theofanidis' 33-minute sonic salon is an exhilarating setting bound for a Carnegie Hall debut April 5...Theofanidis takes Rumi's radiant words so artfully to heart that you'll feel he knows just what his chorus is singing to you when they urge, "Let everyone climb on their roofs and sing their notes! Sing loud!
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The Here and Now
(NY Premiere)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, Music Director and Conductor
Hila Plitmann, Soprano
Richard Clement, Tenor
Nathan Gunn, Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Norman Mackenzie, Director
Sibelius’s Tapiola, a tone poem about Finnish forests, alive with rushing winds and icy shadows, channels the wonders of the natural world alongside Ravel’s Daphis et Chloé, a rapturous masterpiece of impressionism, which the composer himself referred to as a “vast musical fresco.” Also on the program is a New York premiere from Christopher Theofanidis, a young composer the New York Times calls “lyrical, exotic, soul-searching.”
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The Here and Now
- Dates: Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 8 PM
- Location:
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Carnegie Hall
- 57th Street and Seventh Avenue
Phone: (212) 247-7800
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"What impresses me about Theofanidis... is his ability to blend several musical languages once thought to be mutually exclusive... there are elements of Asian music, minimalism, high chromaticism, and a sort of brightly colored impressionism... the results are enormously attractive."
-- The Washington Post
"... lyrical, exotic soul-searching. The acoustical echo created solely by means of instruments is fascinating."
-- The New York Times
"Not too often does the premiere of a work for a symphony orchestra elicit a standing ovation that is genuinely heartfelt, not obligatory. The rapturous sounding Rainbow Body (2000) by Christopher Theofanidis recieved that accolade Saturday... an authentic hit."
-- The Houston Cronicle
"... accomplished and appealing. The musical effects are shimmery.. the orchestral writing is piquant and colorful."
-- The San Francisco Chronicle
"The piece is a pageant of orchestral color, some of it deliciously subtle, much of it unabashedly joyful, all of it economical in its use of modal, rhythmic, and timbral resources."
-- The Boston Globe
