Photo Credit: Tucker Bair

The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Conductor

The Knights are thrilled to make their annual return to the Clark Art Institute this Labor Day Weekend! In celebration of the exhibition An Exquisite Eye: Introducing the Aso O. Tavitian Collection, the orchestra’s program highlights Armenian folk songs composed by Komitas that celebrate the collector Aso O. Tavitian’s heritage. The exuberance continues with compositions by Antonín Dvorák, Chen Yi, and Colin Jacobsen.

Bring a picnic and your own seating. Rain moves the performance indoors to the Manton Research Center auditorium; seating will be first-come, first-served.

This performance is presented through the generous support of the Sea Island Foundation.

Program:

Komitas Armenian Folk Songs

Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.68

Pyotr Tchaikovsky II. Waltz from Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 48

Chen Yi III. Romance of Hsiao and Chien and IV. Flower Drums in Dance from Sound of the Five

Featuring Joseph Gramley, marimba

Antonín Dvorák II. Waltz from Serenade for Strings, Op. 22

Tommy Potts (arr. C. Jacobsen) The Butterfly

Colin Jacobsen A Short While to Be Here