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Jörg Widmann in Residence at Yellow Barn Festival

Jul. 01, 2017

Jörg Widmann in Residence at Yellow Barn Festival

Jörg Widmann returns to the Yellow Barn Festival in Putney, Vermont as the composer-in-residence from July 24 to 30. Events throughout the residency include pre-concert talks, performances with the composer himself on clarinet, and a portrait concert on July 26 of five chamber works.

Widmann's residency concerts commence on July 25 in a program featuring three of the composer's works: Schallrohr for voice and piano with Lucy Shelton and pianist Ellen Hwangbo, Violin Etude No. 2 with Zenas Hsu, and Drei Schattentänze (Three Shadow Dances) for solo clarinet performed by Widmann. The concert also includes a performance of Pierre Jalbert's Icefield Sonnets for soprano, baritone, and ensemble:

The portrait concert on July 26 includes a selection from Widmann’s Oktett along with two works for piano—Hallstudie (Reverberation Study) (excerpts) and Zirkustänze (Circus Dances)—with repeat performances of the Violin Etude No. 2 and Drei Schattentänze. The following evening, audiences can hear his String Quartet No. 1, and on July 28 baritone William Sharp performs Widmann’s Das heiße Herz (The Fiery Heart) with pianist Seth Knopp.

The final concert event on July 29 includes performances of Widmann’s Nachstück for clarinet, cello, and piano, Hallstudie (complete), and the US premiere of the complete Oktett. This year’s festival also includes the US premiere of Beat Furrer’s Time Out 1 for flute, harp, and strings on July 13.
 
Click below for more information on the composers:

Beat Furrer | Pierre Jalbert | Jörg Widmann

Jörg Widmann
Schallrohr (2017)
for voice and piano
4’ 

Études (2001)
for solo violin
36’ 

Drei Schattentänze (2013)
for solo clarinet
10’ 

Oktett (2004)
for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass
28’ 

Hallstudie (2003)
for piano solo
30’ 

String Quartet No. 1 (1997)
14’ 

Das heiße Herz (The Fiery Heart) (2013)
for baritone and piano
40’ 

Nachtstück (Night Piece) (1998)
for clarinet, cello, and piano
9” 

Pierre Jalbert
Icefield Sonnets (2005)
for soprano, baritone, violin, cello, piano, and percussion
14’ 

Beat Furrer
Time Out 1 (1995)
for flute, harp, and strings
16’

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