Chamber Music and Songs of Tōru Takemitsu
Posted by diane on May 22, 2015 in Past Performances | 0 comments
Saturday, June 13, 8:00 PM
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
An examination of the iconic Japanese composer through his chamber works. Largely self-taught but influenced by Debussy, Schoenberg, Messiaen and others, Takemitsu developed a unique style, blending elements of Western classical music and the sound of traditional Eastern instruments, in addition to serial music and musique concrete.
Jessica Wan, soprano
Daniel Lewin, violin
Jason Park, trumpet
Meredith Clark, harp
Frank Johnson, piano
Diane Grubbe has appeared as a soloist with the Siena Music Festival in Italy, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, L’Orchestre de Notre Dame in San Francisco and the Calabasas Chamber Orchestra in Southern California, with whom she recorded the Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto for their CD The Baroque Concerto.