June 18, 2019
From WQXR: “The Naumburg Orchestral Concert series kicked off its season of summer concerts from Temple Emanu-el with music from The Knights, the Brooklyn-based orchestral collective led by brothers Colin and Eric Jacobsen. The program featured several pieces inspired by the poetry of Walt Whitman, along with a Britten composition and a world premiere from composer Lisa Bielawa. The evening’s concert concluded with Mendelssohn’s String Octet, op.20. Listen to the archived broadcast here.”
Colin Jacobsen: What is the Grass?
Kristina Nicole Miller, narrator
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Lachrymae, Op. 48a, (1950, orch. 1976)
Nicholas Cords, viola
Eric Jacobsen: Letters from God
arr. Kyle Sanna/Colin Jacobsen; Kristina Nicole Miller, narrator
Kyle Sanna: Immense have been the Preparations
arr. Colin Jacobsen; Kristina Nicole Miller, narrator
Lisa Bielawa: Fictional Migration, (Solo Flute and Horn with strings)
(WORLD PREMIERE ARR.), Alex Sopp, flute; Michael Atkinson, horn
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): String Octet, Op. 20, (1825)
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (E-flat major)
Andante (C minor)
Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (G minor)
Presto (E-flat major)
