Concert Details
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
Lachrymae
Five Flower Songs
Phaedra
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Rejoice in the Lamb, orch. Imogen Holst
All-Mozart concerts appear without raising an eyebrow. But an all-Britten concert?
“…as one who is soaked in the music of both Mozart and Britten I may be allowed to claim that for the first time Mozart, the universal musician who masters everything with a somnambulistic surefootedness and grace, has found a companion. It follows that I regard Britten as the greatest of all contemporary composers whose music I understand.” – Hans Keller
Explore five of Britten’s most colorful, searching and mature works, the products of his most fertile years. His passion for the singing voice shines throughout - the Lachrymae for viola solo and string orchestra, based upon John Dowland’s “If my complaints could passion move,” and the delicate Five Flower Songs showcase Britten’s ability to breathe fresh air into a 19th century medium. His emotional Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, composed for Peter Pears and Dennis Brain, is fed by an inspiration unsurpassed in any other of his music, before or after. Phaedra, a solo cantata composed for the great Janet Baker, and Rejoice in the Lamb for chorus, soloists and organ, round out this rich and varied feast by the composer whom the Daily Telegraph called, in Britten’s obituary, “the truly towering talent of his age.”
Where
New England Conservatory’s
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street, Boston
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/jordanhall/
Via public transportation:
Take the Green Line "E" train to the Symphony stop. Walk one block west on Huntington Avenue, towards the YMCA. Take the first left, onto Gainsborough Street. Jordan Hall is on the right. Note: this station is not wheelchair accessible.
Click here for detailed driving directions.
Parking lots
Gainsboro Garage
10 Gainsborough Street
From Copley: West on Huntington Avenue. Cross Massachusetts Avenue, passing Symphony Hall on the right. Left at the first traffic light onto Gainsborough Street. Pass NEC on the right. Uptown Garage is the next building on the right.
Westland Garage
35 Westland Avenue
From Copley: West on Huntington Avenue. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Take the first left onto Westland Avenue. Circular parking garage is on the right, above Bread and Circus.
Join us…
Join us for post-concert AFTER GLOW following the performance at Betty’s Wok and Noodle, 250 Huntington Avenue.
*NEC’s Jordan Hall is wheelchair accessible.
*Assistive Listening Devices are available at the coatroom just prior to performances, or by contacting the Head Usher or House Manager on duty.