Sky Islands Premiere by Susie Ibarra
Sat, Jul 20
|New York
World Premiere of Sky Islands featuring Extended Talking Gong Ensemble with Claire Chase (flute) Alex Peh (piano) and Levy Lorenzo and Ibarra (percussion) with Bergamot String Quartet, Ledah Finck and Sarah Thomas (violin) Amy Huimei Tan (viola) and Irène Han (cello) at Asia Society NYC
Time & Location
Jul 20, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 725 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
About the event
July 18 Tickets and Info - https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/sky-islands-susie-ibarra
July 20 Tickets and Info - https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/sky-islands-susie-ibarra-0
Join us for the world premiere of Filipinx composer and percussionist, a musical tribute to our rich and fragile ecosystems inspired by the distinct rainforest habitats of Luzon, Philippines. The piece is composed for Ibarra’s eight-piece music ensemble, including the with on flute, on piano, and and Ibarra on percussion, joined by the four-member comprising violinistsand , violist and cellist . The piece features the interlocking rhythms and melodies of Philippine Northern style bamboo, gong, and flute music, performed on new sound sculptures of gong metals titled . is commissioned by Asia Society, with support from Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University, NYSCA, and NYFA Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Artists Grants. Susie Ibarra's Extended Filippino Talking Gong EnsembleClaire ChaseAlex Peh Levy LorenzoBergamot Quartet Ledah Finck Sarah ThomasAmy Huimei Tan Irène HanFloating GardensSky IslandsSky Islands
is a musical call to action, drawing awareness to dwindling biodiversity…