Dreams and Prayers at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Efe Baltacigil, Zoltán Fejérvári, Coleman Itkzoff, Alexi Kenney, Tessa Lark, Blake Pouliot, Mark Simpson

Two major composers come to grips with their heritages in two heart-stopping pieces of virtuosity and expressivity: Mendelssohn, reconciling his Jewish heritage with his adopted Christianity in his stormy piano trio; and Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov, whose music blends Argentinean music, traditional Jewish idioms, and modern sounds into a distinctive style. His klezmer-influenced clarinet quintet, a “raw, unpredictable, ecstatically involving piece,” (Gramophone Magazine) first brought him to international attention and made him “one of the most celebrated stars in classical music.” (New York Times)

J.S. BACH
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (arr. String Trio)

OSVALDO GOLIJOV
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66