Psychopomp Ensemble with pianists Xiaopei Xu 徐小培 and Chi-Wei Lo 駱奇偉 will perform at the Summer Free Concerts 2024 @ NEC 夏日系列音樂會 on Saturday, Aug 10, 7:30 pm at Williams Hall.
The Psychopomp Ensemble weaves together a diverse tapestry of traditional serious music, third stream, jazz, pop, blues, minimalist, and contemporary, creating an auditory experience that defies categorization.
Program includes:
Mozart: Magic Flute Overture, for 2 pianos (arr. F. Busoni)
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283, for 2 pianos (arr. E. Grieg)
Mozart: Réminiscences de Don Juan, for 2 pianos (S.656) (arr. F. Liszt)
Chen Yi: China West Suite, for 2 pianos
J.S. Bach: Prelude in C minor, BWV 847, for 4 hands (arr. Psychopomp)
P. Hindemith: Ragtime (wohltemperierte), for 4 hands
J.S. Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (God's time is the very best time), BWV 106, for 4 hands (arr. G. Kurtag)
C. Guastavino: Baile en Cuyo (from Tres Romances Argentinos), for 2 pianos
Hailed by The Boston Globe as “a world-class pianist” and by the Boston Musical Intelligencer as “spellbinding and expressive”, pianist Xiaopei Xu made her Boston Symphony Hall concerto debut with Boston Pops in 2018, and has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in venues across three continents.
Chi-Wei Lo is a pianist, improviser, and arranger whose performances utilize a plethora of musical languages. He has continually pushed boundaries, blending interdisciplinary art forms with both traditional and avant-garde musical elements to create compelling concert experiences. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in Composition at Berklee College of Music and a Theory instructor at the New England Conservatory.
Admission is free. Suggested donation $10 at door. Children under 6 not admitted.
Details at:
https://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/summer/2024/0810/index.html
You may also like the following events from foundation for chinese performing arts:
- This Tuesday, 5th August, 12:00 am, Cellist Leland Ko + Pianist Adria Ye at NEC's Williams Hall Sat. 8/9, 7:30 pm. Free. $10 suggested in Boston
- This Thursday, 7th August, 07:30 pm, Acclaimed pianist Sergey Schepkin at NEC's Williams Hall, Sunday 8/10, Free. $10 suggested in Boston
- Next Tuesday, 12th August, 07:30 pm, BSO cellist Jonah Ellsworth and Van Cliburn Bronze pianist Evren Ozel at NEC's Williams Hall, Free in Boston
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