Kid friendly concert with a popcorn and ice cream reception afterwards.
Scrag Mountain Music proudly presents "Trapeze," the final series of concerts in its 2017-18 season, featuring Scrag Mountain Music co-Artistic Director Evan Premo (bass/composer), Mary Bonhag (soprano), and acclaimed guest artists Owen Dalby (violin), Meena Bhasin (viola), Carol McGonnell (clarinet), and James Austin Smith (oboe). "Trapeze" will have three concerts on Friday, May 18 at 7:30 pm at the Green Mountain Girls Farm (923 Loop Road, Northfield, VT), Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 pm at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier (130 Main Street, Montpelier, VT) and on Sunday, May 20 at 4 pm at the Warren United Church (339 Main Street, Warren, VT). Admission is "Come as you are. Pay what you can."
This series features an eclectic line-up of fun and athletically virtuosic music selections mirroring the awe-inspiring acts one would find at the circus. The program, titled "Trapeze," was curated by Premo and Bonhag around Sergei Prokofiev's String Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 "Trapeze" for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Double Bass written in 1924 for a ballet inspired by the players at the circus. To compliment the Prokofiev, the program also includes: Georges Aperghis' 280 Measures for solo clarinet; Samuel Barber's Opus 25 "Nuvoletta" with words by James Joyce from Finnegans Wake, originally scored for piano and soprano but arranged by Premo for this concert for soprano and ensemble; Luciano Berio's Sequenza III for voice; Iva Bittová's Hoboj and Divná slečinka for viola and oboe; and Evan Premo's Lullaby and Polska for violin and viola.
Of this concert, co-Artistic Director Bonhag says, "What images or words are evoked when we think 'circus'? Certainly entertaining, physical feats of bravery, strength, and flexibility, silliness and humor, as well as artists stretching themselves beyond what seems possible. In this program we use the Prokofiev Quintet, which is literally related to the circus, as a launching point to explore these themes in musical terms. We welcome audiences to enter into the space from a place of joy and curiosity to find an appreciation in the zaniness of the sounds and timbres that are presented and labeled as 'music.'"
Beyond the musical notes, each concert will give a nod to the circus with other various festive enhancements. For more information visit: www.scragmountainmusic.org
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