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Cuatro Puntos' season opener!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

7:00pm


Lutheran Church of St. Mark
75 Griswold St., Glastonbury, CT 06033

Free-will offering. Suggested donation: $10/person
free parking in church lot. 
easily accessible from Highway 2. Exit Griswold Street, 2 blocks west (toward Glastonbury Town Center)

This evening will be the start of our tour throughout New England and Europe of this important program, and will feature the 
WORLD PREMIERE of Gulistan-e Nur "The Rosegarden of Light" for string sextet and youth ensemble by Sadie Harrison.


Dr. Sadie Harrison will be our special guest, joining us from England. 

This program will be broadcast on Cox Channel 15 in Central Connecticut

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Inspiration for From Damascus to Kabul began when members of Cuatro Puntos visited young musicians who are making music within a war zone in Afghanistan. They saw firsthand how artists in the region are often unjustly silenced, and how their voices need to be heard, especially in the Western world. Part of the trip to Afghanistan included the world premiere of “Dast be Dast” (Hand to Hand) by UK composer Sadie Harrison. A few months after this ground breaking performance in Kabul, the very same auditorium was the site of a bombing during a similar concert by students at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. This senseless act of violence prompted Sadie Harrison to write a second piece for Cuatro Puntos. Gulistan-e Nur, Persian for “The Rosegarden of Light,” for string sextet and accompanying student ensemble will be premiered on this program. It is dedicated to those injured and lost in this bombing, as well as those students in Afghanistan who continue to make music in the face violence and adversity. The rest of the program will feature music by composers from the region. This project is being performed live throughout the United States and Europe in 2015-2016. It will also become part of an album titled "The Rosegarden of Light," which will feature over 40 students from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music performing with the musicians of Cuatro Puntos.


THE PROGRAM
Length: 90 minutes


Welcome (Kevin Bishop)

Calligraphies for String Quartet, Reza Vali (Iran)

Nai Concertino for solo violinist and string quintet,  Mohammed Othman Sidiq (Iraq)

Introduction to the Jafraa Orchestra, a group of students who beat all odds in Homs, Syria

Letters Home for violin and cello,    Kareen Roustom (Syria)

Pesta Farosh  for string sextet,  Traditional Afghan song, arr. Kevin Bishop (USA)

INTERMISSION

Introduction to Afghanistan National Institute of Music and music of Afghanistan (Sadie Harrison)

Zanan-e-Sarbuland “Proud Woman”  for string quartet, Ustad Farid Shefta (Afghanistan)

Ay Shakhe Gul “Oh Flower Branch”  for string quartet, Ustad Salim Sarmast (Afghanistan)

Gulistan-e Nur “The Rosegarden of Light”  for string sextet and accompanying youth ensemble*, Sadie Harrison (UK)
*dedicated to the courageous young musicians of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music


MUSICIANS
Aaron Packard, Annie Trépanier, Sadie Harrison, violins; Kevin Bishop, Steve Larson, violas;
 Allan Ballinger, cello; Holly Bishop, bass

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    • Ji bo sê kes çay (Tea For Three) 2023
    • Through The Eyes Of Children 2022
    • The Curve 2020
    • Jaipur to Cairo 2019
    • Centennial Cole 2019
    • Rosegarden of Light 2016
  • Ensembles
    • Music Moves Hartford Street Choir
    • Cuatro Puntos Ensemble
  • Education
    • In-School Workshops
    • Virtual Concert for Kids (On Demand)
  • About CP
  • Past Events
    • 2021 Summer Series
    • 2020-2021 Season
    • 2020 Summer Series
    • 2020 Cross-Atlantic Quarantine Sessions
    • 2019-2020 Season
    • 2019 Hartford Summer Outdoor Pops Concerts
    • 2018-2019 Season
    • 2017-2018 SEASON
    • 2016-2017 Season
    • 2015-2016 Season
    • 2014-2015 Season
    • 2013-2014 Season
  • Annual Reports
    • Annual Report 2019
    • Annual Report 2017/18
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    • Annual Report 2015
    • Strategic Plan
  • Book Our Ensembles
    • Book The Curve US Tour 2023
    • Book Cuatro Puntos Ensemble
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