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The City of Tomorrow: Sunken Cathedral

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Event ID: 
6610
Title: 
The City of Tomorrow: Sunken Cathedral
April 6, 2017
Presented by: 
Trinity Wall Street
Event Type: 
Performances
Genre: 
Classical/Contemporary
Event Contact Name: 
The City of Tomorrow
Event Contact Email: 
Event Description: 

This spring, the Concerts at One series focuses on water justice, the subject of the 2017 Trinity Institute National Theological Conference on climate change and water crises. These Sunken Cathedral concerts feature multiple versions and interpretations of Debussy’s classic and prescient prelude La Cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral) alongside a variety of newer compositions focusing on climate change and water.

Ensemble Name: 
The City of Tomorrow
Musicians: 
Elise Blatchford, Stuart Breczinsky, Rane Moore, Nanci Belmont, Leander Star
Composers: 
Hannah Lash, Franco Donatoni, Jacob Druckman, Claude Debussy
Program: 
La Cathédrale engloutie (1910) Claude Debussy, arr. Stuart Breczinski
 
Delizie contente che Alme Beate (1973) Jacob Druckman
 
Blow (1989) Franco Donatoni
 
Leander and Hero** (2015) Hannah Lash (selections)
 
I. Prelude: The Cliffs
II. Courting Dance: Slow and Ancient
III. Flocking
VII. The Storm; Leander Does Not Return to the Nest
IX. Postlude: The Cliffs
 
** This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.
Venue: 
St. Paul's Chapel
Location: 
209 Broadway
New York, NY
Phone: 
(212) 602-0800
URL: 
https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/events/concerts-one-sunken-cathedral-2?date=2017-04-06
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