2005-2006
Season at Harris Theater for Music and Dance:
- 8th Annual Concert for Peace: Transcending Agression
- Light As Air
- Breath of Fresh Air
- Winds of Change
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
8th Annual Concert for Peace: Transcending Agression
Harris Theater for Music and DanceFulcrum Point’s 8th Annual Peace Concert draws inspiration from the transcendent wisdom of Zen Buddhism, the poignant poetry of a Hiroshima survivor, and the heartfelt resolution of Negro Spirituals.
The following three concerts are part of Essential Art, Essential Elements a five-year series of Art, Music, and Literature inspired by the Essential Elements of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. The first two seasons explored water and earth respectively. This year the element is air and we’re airborne-basking in light and vision, floating on the life of breath, soaring on the winds of change.
- Peace Piece Three: Little Song the Atom Bomb -- Lou Harrison
- Homage to the Breath -- Stephen Jaffe
- Horobi No Nakakara: from the midst of destruction -- Kevin James
- Dhyana (Meditation) -- Zhou Long
- Ain’t Goin’ to Study War No More -- John Harbison
Guest Artists:
- Chicago Chamber Choir, Timm Adams, director
- Timothy Jones, baritone
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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Light As Air
Harris Theater for Music and DanceLike the air that carries it to the listener, this music generates a tangible atmosphere.
- Darkness Visible -- Thomas Ades
- At First Light -- George Benjamine
- The Rainbow -- Charles Ives
- Toward the Light -- George Flynn
- Available Light -- David Stock
- Purple Haze -- Jimi Hendrix/Daniel Schnyder
Guest Artist:
- George Flynn, piano
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Breath of Fresh Air
Harris Theater for Music and DanceEvery breath can be a renewal, a cleansing exchange, an act of opening yourself to new sounds
- Wing and Prayer -- Melinda Wagner
- Homage to the Breath -- Stephen Jaffe
- Sweet Air -- David Lange
- Breath and Bone -- Jerome Kitzke
- When the Spirit Returns -- Lester Bowie
Guest Artists:
- Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano
- Jerome Kitzke, composer & vocals
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Winds of Change
Harris Theater for Music and DanceA draft, a chill, a change in the pressure – the movements of air harbor ominous overtones.
- Wind Messengers -- Peter Lieberson
- How Slow The Wind -- Osvaldo Golijov
- Then I Knew ‘Twas the Wind’ -- Toru Takemitsu
- Tempest Fantasy -- Paul Moravec
- World Premiere by Fareed Haque
Guest Artist:
- Fareed Haque, guitar
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Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, Noon - 1:00 p.m
A Musical Celebration of Children's Illustrators
Simpson Auditorium, The Field Museum1400 South Lake Shore Drive, West Entrance
See picture books come to life! Enjoy a spectacular family concert featuring Fulcrum Point New Music Project led by Stephen Burns. The concert features two world premiere musical commissions based on children's picture books.
"Frida"Ana Lara's adaptation of “Frida” by Jonah Winter with illustrations by Ana Juan draws, on both the art and the life to create an insightful, playful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. The piece will be narrated by Roseanne Tellez from CBS2-Chicago.
"Just A Dream"Also featured is Randall Woolf's adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's “Just A Dream” . Walking home, a young boy is littering when he spies a girl planting a tree. He continues on, still doing things that spoils the environment. That night he dreams of a polluted and dirty world, and when he wakes he realizes he must change his habits.
The Chicago Humanities Festival thanks our generous sponsors for supporting the 2005 Children’s Humanites Festival. Lead Sponsor: Target Stores. Major Support: Takiff Family Foundation, Nuveen Investments
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