Antropofagia – Polyspora Festival – International Contemporary Ensemble
Date: September 27, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
With the support of a generous grant from the Nexus Awards, Dr. Felipe Lara, Polyaspora will host a five-day contemporary music festival, at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. in fall 2024. Hosted by the Peabody Institute and curated by Professor Lara and George Lewis of Columbia University, Polyaspora centers Black and Brazilian perspectives in contemporary music alongside a showcase of new musical works by Peabody Conservatory students. The globally renowned and New York City-based International Contemporary Ensemble will serve as guest performers and educators for the festival. The festival includes three concerts with pre-concert talks at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center’s state-of-the-art Theatre, and one concert on the Peabody Institute’s Baltimore campus. All four concerts will be free and open to the public. Additional workshops and open rehearsals at Peabody will be open to JHU and Peabody students to attend and participate in.
PROGRAM
Jocy de Oliveira: Nherana (2017) for oboe, clarinet, percussion, electric guitar, cello, electronics
Arthur Kampela: Percussion Study I (1989-1990) for solo guitar
Marcos Balter: Violin Concerto (2016) for solo violin, flute, clarinet, sax, bassoon, percussion, guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello
Igor Santos: Carve (2023, rev 2024) for percussion, piano
Michelle Agnes: Lighter than air (2020) for violin, viola, cello
Felipe Lara: Mosaic Maze (2024) for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxo, horn, percussion I&II, harp, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello
PERFORMERS
David Fulmer, conductor
Rebekah Heller, conductor
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, flute
Nick Masterson, oboe
Erin Rogers, saxophone
Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Alexander Davis, bassoon
Kyra Sims, horn
Josh Modney, violin
Pala Garcia, violin
Wendy Richman, viola
John Popham, cello
Nuiko Wadden, harp
Daniel Lippel, guitar
Jacob Greenberg, piano
Dennis Sullivan, percussion
Clara Warnaar, percussion