Photo credit: Tucker Bair

The Knights return to the Clark! To celebrate the Guillaume Lethière exhibition, the orchestra plays a double violin concerto by the artist’s contemporary, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, plus a new composition by Kyle Sanna featuring renowned Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh as guest soloist. The performance speaks to the layered influence of art and artists.

Sanna’s new work was commissioned by The Knights as part of the Rhapsody project, a multi-year initiative that comprises commissions, performances, recordings, and educational initiatives.

Program:

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphonie Concertante in G Major for two violins and orchestra, op. 13, no. 2, featuring Alex Gonzalez and Colin Jacobsen, violins

Gabriela Ortiz La Calaca for string orchestra

Kyle Sanna Undone Landscape, featuring Kinan Azmeh, clarinet - WORLD PREMIERE 

Kinan Azmeh "Wedding" from Suite for Improviser and Orchestra, featuring Kinan Azmeh, clarinet