The Shepherd School of Music string quartet performs 'Fratres' by Arvo Pärt

This fall, New Art New Music presents a program of music to complement the powerful installation Intersections, by Pakistani-American artist Anila Agha. Her work, an intricately laser-cut box of wood suspended from the ceiling of the gallery, permeates the space with its cast shadows from a light inside the box. The utterly beautiful designs cut in the box are reflective of geometric patterns and ornamentation found in Islamic art and mosques. Her interactive work, inherently religious in inspiration provides a space open to all to reflect on the all-encompassing power of beauty and spirituality. Our program echoes the spirituality and inclusivity of the art. Opening with the meditative and introspective Fratres, by Arvo Pärt, the concert is followed by a work from The Shepherd School’s own Ben Morris, MM ’17, entitled Muqarnas Projections, for three violins. The concert continues with a string quartet The Named Angels by Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz, whose work is also influenced by Islam, as well as Middle-Eastern folklore. Finally, the program concludes with a work by a Shepherd School faculty member, Karim Al-Zand. His piece, Studies in Nature is for harp, viola, and flute. It is contemplation on the marriage of art and science, directly influenced by remarkably aesthetic color plates of organisms in intricate detail.
Fratres by Arvo Pärt
Daniel Poceta (cello), Janaesha Iwaasa (cello), Seulki Lee (cello), Clare Monfredo

[@gliderfs621]

je l'écouterais jusqu'à la fin de mes jours...

[@Shawnqual]

Stunning and so soothing! Thank You for this!!

[@camusmonamour]

bravo pour cette belle interprétation ...