American Haiku

PROGRAM

Jesse Morrison opened our season last year with a solo recital and returns in a new guise with cellist Clare Bradford presenting repertoire that spans a century, from Rebecca Clarke’s Two Pieces (1920) to Tanner Porter’s Under This Breath (2020). Centering the program is American Haiku by Paul Wiancko, California-based composer and current Kronos Quartet cellist. This 2014 work explores his heritage and identity, combining American and Japanese folk influences with his classical music training. The duo has chosen inspired accompanying works that are “standalone explorations of the percussive, folk, and lyric elements in Wiancko’s work.

PROGRAM

Under This Breath (2020), Tanner Porter
Limestone & Felt, Caroline Shaw
But Not Until, Jessica Meyer
American Haiku, Paul Wiancko
Two Pieces, Rebecca Clarke
Danzas Latinoamericanas, José L. Elizondo