The Future is Now II – Polyspora Festival – International Contemporary Ensemble
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
Xinglan Deng: That’s the end of winter for oboe, alto saxophone, bassoon, harp, piano, and violin
Christopher Thompson: Precipice for soprano saxophone, bassoon, horn, piano, and violin
Rodrigo Valente Pascale: escritura for oboe, alto saxophone, bassoon, harp, electric guitar, and violin
Alexander Wu: Measure of the wound for oboe, alto saxophone, bassoon, horn, and electric guitar
Spencer Winell: Avec la Gomme for alto saxophone, bassoon, piano, harp, electric guitar, and violin
Jia Yi Lee: Rotations for oboe, soprano saxophone, bassoon, horn, electric guitar, and harp
Emma Tucker: Crudely, Gilded, Brutally Adorned for conductor, oboe, alto saxophone, bassoon, harp, electric guitar, and violin
PERFORMERS
Rebekah Heller, conductor
Nick Masterson, oboe
Erin Rogers, saxophone
Alexander Davis, bassoon
Kyra Sims, horn
Josh Modney, violin
Nuiko Wadden, harp
Daniel Lippel, guitar
Jacob Greenberg, piano