the night’s silence is spoken by the moon
In DIE NACHT/DER MOND, The Happenstancers link contemporary miniatures, theatrical recitation, and sensual Romantic chamber music.
This diverse collection of works evokes the unsettled, twisting atmosphere of dreams, and paints dark images of the night. With sudden shifts in colour and mood, and flashes of the familiar juxtaposed with moments of disorientation, DIE NACHT/DER MOND leads the listener into a sensual world of night-characters and delightful grotesqueries.
REPERTOIRE
Johannes Brahms Trio in a, op. 114
Gabriel Fauré Trio in d, op. 120
Kaija Saariaho Oi Kuu
Jörg Widmann Sphinxensprüche und Rätselkanons (excerpts)
Lori Freedman Nab Mab
Thomas Adès Darknesse Visible
Peter Eotvos Poems to Polly
György Kurtág Hommage a Tristan
Kurtag Versetto apokrif organum
Kurtag Ruhelos, from Kafka Fragments
THE HAPPENSTANCERS
Brad Cherwin, clarinets
Peter Eom, cello
Joonghun Cho, piano
Billy Wong, lighting
Hoi Tong Keung, production manager
The Happenstancers 25/26 season is presented with generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the SOCAN Foundation, and 25/26 media partner TorontoToday.
