​Caio Diniz, Emily Richardson, and Nicholas Lindell present a program of new compositions for string trio by Catarina Domenici, Erberk Eryilmaz, Alice Hong, and Tian Qin based upon their unique cultural and musical backgrounds: Emily Richardson’s Japanese-American upbringing, Caio Diniz’s Brazilian heritage, Nicholas Lindell’s Celtic and bluegrass fiddling history, and each composer’s life and musical background.

Though often touted as a “universal language,” music is anything but. Every culture and each individual person carries their own unique musical inheritance. Over time, this uniqueness tends to rub off, resulting in a cross-contamination of cultural influences. As evident throughout history, this can often appear as an inception of quotes between artists, cultures, and styles. REFRACTED aims to magnify these mutual influences.

Composers and songwriters naturally draw on their own musical language and personal experiences during the creative process, and performers assert unique musical identities through their interpretations. This artistic and fluid dynamic between composer and performer is a powerful and expressive quality inherent to music. We look to explore and deepen this interaction by weaving all collaborators’ cultural heritage into the fabric of each piece ahead of time. And we do so by using each performers’ formative musical experiences as a departure point for the creative process. 

These new string trios were written with Emily, Nick, and Caio specifically in mind. Though all pieces have a carefully curated and common origin of inspiration, REFRACTED brings to the stage a colorful tapestry of seven new compositions, uniquely pigmented by each collaborator’s personal style and musical heritage.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 at 7:30 PM

RUNTIME:
80 minutes with no intermission

TICKETS:
Pay-What-You-Can

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