5th Hallam Family Concert - "WordPlay"

A concert inspired by the literary wit of Lewis Carroll—but expressed in musical puzzles. Acronyms, mirror imagery, musical acrostics, and more, are found in works by Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, David del Tredici, and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Program:

Program:

Angélica Negrón, Tres insultos para dos violines

Samanatha Bennett and Nathan Olson, violins

Reena Emsail, from Darshan

I. Bihag

III. Charukeshi

Samantha Bennett, violin

David del Tredici, Virtuoso Alice

Gabriel Sánchez, piano

from F.A.E. Sonata

Brahms

III. Scherzo 

Samantha Bennett, violin and Gabriel Sánchez, piano

Schumann

IV. Finale

Nathan Olson, violin and Gabriel Sánchez, piano

Dmitri Shostakovich, Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano

I. Prelude

II. Gavotte

III. Elegy

IV. Waltz

V. Polka

Samantha Bennett and Nathan Olson, violins

Gabriel Sánchez, piano

Season Theme: Through the Looking Glass

Our reality reflects our individual perspectives. This season’s concerts explore what happens when perspective shifts—artistically, technically, or socially—and the powerful ways reality changes in response.