Golijov and Adams
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The 2009-2010 MusicNOW season concludes with music by CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Osvaldo Golijov, John Luther Adams and Michael Ward-Bergeman. John Luther Adams has been deeply influenced by the Alaskan geography and culture—his music reflects the musical traditions of indigenous peoples and evokes images of the northern landscape. Adams’ experience as a percussionist is manifest by the rhythmic complexity of his compositions and their use of Inuit drumming techniques. Featured on this concert are Adams’ “Qilyaun,” for four bass drums; “for Jim (rising),” for trumpet-trombone sextet; and “…and bells remembered…,” for five percussionists. Sharing the bill are Golijov’s “Tekyah,” for klezmer clarinet, hyper-accordion, horns, trumpets, trombones and shofars; the Postlude from Golijov’s klezmer string quartet with solo clarinet, “The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind”; and “Patagonia,” written for hyper-accordion by Michael Ward-Bergeman, who also appears as soloist, and arranged by Golijov to include string quartet.

Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Adams: Qilyaun
Golijov: Postlude from The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Ward-Bergeman: Patagonia (arr. Golijov)
Adams: ...and bells remembered...
Golijov: Tekyah