Moving Sounds Festival Tonight in NY Featuring Haas, Murail, Scelsi

Source: Austrian Cultural Forum New York.

The Austrian Cultural Forum is pleased to invite to a concert which marks the culmination of this year’s Moving Sounds Festival. Performed by New York’s own Argento Ensemble, the program includes Giancinto Scelsi’s famous violin concert Anahit as well as pieces by Tristan Murail and the US. Premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas‘ Introduction und Transsonation – in the presence of the composer.

Argento Ensemble
Conductor: Michel Galante
Flute: Lance Suzuki, Roberta Michel, Jill Sokol
English horn: Kathy Halvorson
Clarinet: Carol McGonnell, Vasko Dukovski
Saxophone: Alex Hamlin
Horn: Karl Kramer, Laura Weiner
Trumpet: Paul Murphy
Trombone: Will Lang, Nicole Abissi
Violin: Doori Na, Keats Diffenbach
Viola: Stephanie Griffin, Melissa Reardon
Cello: Serafim Smigelskiy, John Popham
Bass: Brian Ellingsen, Kris Saebo
Violin soloist: Hanna Hurwitz

PROGRAM

Tristan MURAIL:
Ma Soeur for solo viola
Les Ruines Circulaire for violin and clarinet
Feuilles a Travers les Cloches for violin, flute, piano and cello

Giacinto SCELSI:
Anahit for chamber orchestra and solo violin

Georg Friedrich HAAS:
Introduktion und Transsonation for chamber orchestra and tape