Science/Fantasy
An imaginative expedition of discovery and invention
Science/Fantasy is a fusion of the historical and the fantastical, a Steampunk-inspired program blending Victorian aesthetics with futuristic elements. We’ll explore the contrasts of fact and fabrication through music. With flying and sailing ships, clockworks, and time machines, our guides range from Victorian-era composers Robert Lucas Pearsall and Charles Hubert Hastings Parry to contemporary masters Eric Whitacre, Phillip Glass, and more. Come experience the adventure of marvels real and imagined!
NEW – Fun savings: attend in costume and receive 2-for-1 discount! (Simply purchase one ticket online in advance; two people may attend in Steampunk attire.)
Download the Digital Concert Program here (optimized for phone and tablet viewing).
PROGRAM
Jennifer Lucy Cook, Time
Philip Glass, Vessels
Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Vagabond – Nathan Jensen, bass / Brian du Fresne, piano)
Robert Lucas Pearsall, Sir Patrick Spens
Robert Lucas Pearsall, Lay a Garland
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, There is an old belief
Francis Poulenc, Sanglots (from Banalités, 1940) – Tara U’Ren, mezzo / Brian du Fresne, piano
Bob Chilcott, Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars
Eric Whitacre, Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine
Michael Dellairia, The Campers at Kitty Hawk (from USA Stories)
Bricusse & Newley, arr. by Yumiko Matsuoka, Pure Imagination
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”
Albert Einstein