A Far Cry

Program

C.P.E. Bach, Symphony in E-flat Major, H. 654 (1757)
W.F. Bach, Sinfonia in D Minor ("Adagio and Fugue"), F. 65 (c. 1740)
Arvo Pärt, Fratres (1977/1991)
Julia Wolfe, Cruel Sister (2004)

A Far Cry has assembled a fantasia on the theme of siblinghood that straddles two centuries. Works by two of the Bach brothers anchor the program firmly in the Rococo style of the 18th-century, while works by Pärt and Wolfe complete the arc in our own time. Fratres (Latin for “brothers”) is Pärt’s most popular and most flexible work (he has made some 18 versions). It is one of the first works Pärt wrote in a new minimalist style after eight or so years of compositional silence.

Adapted for string orchestra, Julia Wolfe’s work began as a string quartet that draws its dramatic shape (but not its musical material) from a macabre Northumbrian ballad. The song tells the tragic story of two sisters, one of whom drowns the other in the ocean. Wolfe describes the chilling denouement of the story: “Two minstrels find the dead sister washed up on the shore and shape her breastbone into a fine harp strung with her yellow hair.”
 

Tickets are required and include Museum admission. Choose from two seating sections. See inside back cover for details.

SECTION A: FLOOR LEVEL AND FIRST BALCONY

Adults $36, seniors $33, members $24, students and children ages 7–17 $15 (children under 7 not admitted).

SECTION B: SECOND AND THIRD BALCONIES

Adults $31, seniors $28, members $19, students and children ages 7–17 $15 (children under 7 not admitted).

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OF NOTE

• Seating in Calderwood Hall is open within each seating level.
• To request accessible or wheelchair seating, or large-type programs, please call the box office at 617 278 5156.
• Seating begins 45 minutes before performance time. Once the performance begins, seating is not guaranteed.
• Tickets purchased online or by phone within 14 days of the concert will be held at the admission desk.
• For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby on the day of performance. We cannot guarantee availability of standby tickets.
• No refunds or exchanges will be made.
• Programs are subject to change.