SOUNDBOX: REENA ESMAIL

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Artists

Reena Esmail

Curator

Kyle Dickson

Conductor

Hila Plitmann

Soloist

PROGRAM

Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande, Opus 80

Gabriel Fauré (arr. Esmail)

Three Pieces for Cello and Piano

Nadia Boulanger

Allegro vivace from Sextet

Aaron Copland

Libertango

Astor Piazzolla (arr. Scott)

Adagio sostenuto from Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Opus 27, no.2, Moonlight

Ludwig van Beethoven

Scherzo from String Quartet in B-flat major, Opus 18, no.6

Ludwig van Beethoven

Himno de Zampoñas and Chasqui, from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout

Gabriela Lena Frank

Breathing Sunlight

Akshaya Tucker

History of Red

Reena Esmail

performances

Fri, Dec 9, 2022 at 9:00PM

Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 9:00PM

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Event Description

Intense, beautiful, and totally unpredictable, our wildly popular—and wildly unique—SoundBox series delivers expanded live music experiences that push the envelope in fearless ways.

Composer Reena Esmail is known for creating works where trans-global sound worlds bond and bloom. Journey across ages and through hemispheres in a SoundBox program curated by Esmail and featuring Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann.

This concert is part of the SoundBox Series.

SoundBox Sponsors

LEAD SUPPORT FOR SOUNDBOX IS PROVIDED BY THE BARBRO AND BERNARD OSHER SOUNDBOX FUND.
CONCERTS CURATED BY REENA ESMAIL AND CONRAD TAO ARE GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY TRINE SORENSEN AND MICHAEL JACOBSON.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SOUNDBOX IS PROVIDED BY BERNADINO J. PISTILLO, JR. AND PAUL UPHAM & MICHAEL VOSIKA.

For information on becoming a SoundBox Sponsor, contact May Van Norman at [email protected] or 415.503.5475.