Inka Essenhigh, Fairy Procession, 2016. Oil and enamel on panel.
Ensemble Échappé performed works by the winners of the 2018 Arts and Letters Awards in Music on Sunday, March 17, in the Academy’s library. A reception followed in the Academy’s galleries where the 2019 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, with works by 32 contemporary artists, was on view.
Andrew Rudin: Circadia
Han Chen, piano; Michelle Ross, violin; Caleb van der Swaagh, cello
I. Morning
II. Afternoon
III. Evening
IV. Re-Awakening
Scott Wheeler: 200 Dreams from Captivity: Book I
Trevor Martin, baritone; Han Chen, piano; Ben Russell, violin; Caleb van der Swaagh, cello; Samuel Budish, percussion
1. 200
2. Drinking as a Pair
3. Winter Night
4. Eastern Wind
5. We Believe
Christopher Theofanidis: The Conference of the Birds
Michelle Ross, violin I; Ben Russell, violin II; Kallie Ciechomski, viola; Caleb van der Swaagh, cello
I. The Valley of Quest
II. The Valley of Love
III. The Valley of Unity
IV. The Valley of Knowledge
V. The Valley of Detachment
VI. The Valley of Wonderment
VII. The Valley of Poverty and Annihilation
Kathryn Alexander: Enraptured with Flame
Han Chen, piano; Ben Russell, violin I; Michelle Ross, violin II; Kallie Ciechomski, viola; Caleb van der Swaagh, cello; Nathaniel Chase, double bass; Izzy Lepanto Gleicher, flute; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Samuel Budish, vibraphone
I. Enraptured with Flame
II. A Sweet, Haunting Lament
III. Evanesce into Wind
Ensemble Échappé
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Sam Budish, percussion; Nathaniel Chase, bass;
Han Chen, piano; Kallie Ciechomski, viola;
Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Izzy Lepanto Gleicher, flute;
Trevor Martin, baritone; Eric Reed, horn;
Michelle Ross, violin; Ben Russell, violin;
Caleb van der Swaagh, cello