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Program notes from Steven Snowden: Appalachian Polaroids was initially inspired by the controversial portrait photography of Shelby Lee Adams (b. 1950). Though sometimes criticized for perpetuating the hillbilly stereotype of rural Appalachia, I feel that his photographs often illuminate the quiet resilience of these remote mountain communities. As a native of the Ozark Mountain countryside, I ...

Program notes from Trevor Weston: Juba for String Quartet honors the lives and contributions of African and African American forced laborers who cultivated various crops during slavery. The work makes a musical journey from Africa to the United States through traditional African music and traditional folk music by African Americans: fiddle music, Long-meter hymns and Gullah music. The physical ...

Recorded June 26, 2023, Zipper Hall at The Colburn School Cello: Juliette Herlin Bass: Maggie Cox Commissions and concerts like this are only possible with the support of music lovers like you. Learn more about how you can give a gift, big or small, at the following link: www.kco.la/support

Program notes from Valerie Coleman: Danza de la Mariposa is a rhythmic, melodic tone poem, giving the listener a tour of South America. Inspired by the various species of butterflies inhabiting the continent, this work is full of rich color, with butterflies dancing and weaving in syncopated rhythms while alternating between the feel of 3 over 4 throughout. Its slower sections pay homage to the...

Program notes from Peter S. Shin: According to the World Health Organization, a new case of dementia is diagnosed every 3 seconds. Following a brain injury, my aunt was diagnosed with dementia and woke up believing she was back in San José where she used to live decades earlier. Other family members are starting to show symptoms for this condition which, despite common misconception, is not a n...

Recorded June 26, 2023, Zipper Hall at The Colburn School Harpsichord: Kevin Ahfat Violin I: Emilie-Anne Gendron Violin II: Jae Cosmos Lee Viola: Luis Eduardo Bellorín Cello: Juliette Herlin Bass: Maggie Cox Concerts like this are only possible with the support of music lovers like you. Learn more about how you can give a gift, big or small, at the following link: www.kco.la/support

Recorded May 14, 2023, Zipper Hall at The Colburn School VIOLIN I Isabelle Durrenberger - concertmaster Minchae Kim Michael Ferri Sophia Szokolay K.J. McDonald VIOLIN II Cameron Alan-Lee - principal Gabriel Anker Agatha Blevin Johnna Wu VIOLA Colin Brookes - principal Dmitri Yevstifeev Molly Wise Santiago Vazquez-Loredo CELLO Rainer Crosett - principal Juan-Salvador Carrasco Jared Blajian Julie...

Program notes from Eric Nathan: "Omaggio a Gesualdo" (2013) is inspired by Gesualdo's madrigal "Ahi, disperata vita" from Madrigali a cinque voci Libro terzo (1594). It uses Gesualdo's work as a model, recasting his gestures and musical motives in my own language, while loosely adhering to the form of his work. I have long been an admirer of Gesualdo's music, especially his use of harmony and j...

Program notes from Kyle Sanna: Minor White (1908-1976) was one of the most influential American photographers of the mid-twentieth century. He broadened the expression of the medium and was an important teacher, incorporating elements of Eastern philosophy into both his teaching and his creative process. He was also a mentor to my father, photographer Anthony Sanna, who gave me Minor White’s fi...

Caroline Shaw composed 'and the swallow' for the Netherlands Chamber Choir in 2017. In reflecting on the Syrian refugee crisis, she was struck by the text “how beloved is your dwelling place” from Psalm 84. This version for string orchestra was arranged by Julian Azkoul Recorded May 14, 2023, Zipper Hall at The Colburn School VIOLIN I K.J. McDonald - concertmaster Sophia Szokolay Minchae Kim Mi...

Recorded May 14, 2023, Zipper Hall at The Colburn School PIANO Kevin Ahfat TRUMPET Maximilian Morel VIOLIN I K.J. McDonald - concertmaster Sophia Szokolay Minchae Kim Michael Ferri Isabelle Durrenberger VIOLIN II Johnna Wu - principal Agatha Blevin Gabriel Anker Cameron Alan-Lee VIOLA Santiago Vazquez-Loredo - principal Molly Wise Dmitri Yevstifeev Colin Brookes CELLO Juliette Herlin - principa...

Program notes from Jennifer Higdon: Can music reflect colors and can colors be reflected in music? I have always been fascinated with the connection between painting and music. In my composing, I often picture colors as if I were spreading them on a canvas, except I do so with melodies, harmonies and through the instruments themselves. The colors that I have chosen in both of the movement title...

Program notes by Roger Zare: M.C. Escher's mind-bending artwork has always fascinated me.When I was young, I was briefly obsessed with tessellations after first learning about Escher, and today I find a strong inclination towards writing music about both symmetry and surrealism. Escher Triptych is a work focused on both broad and specific symmetries, and its sound world is characterized by exte...

Program notes from Marcus Norris: This piece comes from a conversation about the cyclical nature of unhealthy relationships in life, specifically in Black American families. Many of us were born into one-parent homes that were struggling financially and otherwise. When we grew up, we learned that most of our parents were also born into problematic situations. We imagine, if we could know our li...

Derek Charke: Water Flows Serpentine • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Vivian Fung: Bird Song • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Anthony Cheung: Flyway Detour • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Emma O'Halloran: Constellations • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Igor Santos: anima • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Han Lash: January 21st, 2020 • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Natalie Dietterich: uproot • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Anna Clyne: Fractured Time • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

J.S. Bach: Befiehl du deine Wege, arr. Hans Abrahamsen • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Christopher Cerrone: Nervous Systems • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Emma O'Halloran: Dying is a Wild Night • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Franz Schubert: 'Death and the Maiden' String Quartet • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Augusta Read Thomas: Star Box • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Ned McGowan: Cycle Games • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn - Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 49 • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra