Event listing: Salon Séance for Benjamin Britten | Church of the Intercession: Crypt | Wed 4 Dec 2019 at 20:00

This listing is in the past

Church of the Intercession: Crypt550 W 155th St, New York City, New York, 10032, United States

Dates/times in New York time zone

Programme

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	String Quartet no. 1, Op.25
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Suite for violin and piano, Op.6: Lullaby
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	String Quartet no. 2 in C major, Op.36

Performers

Mari Lee	Violin
Emilie-Anne Gendron	Violin
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu	Violin
Mihai Marica	Cello
David Fung	Piano
Sagine Valla	Actor
Mikael Södersten	Director

Map

Email details to a friend

See String Quartet no. 1, Op.25 in

Amsterdam, Netherlands Munich, Germany Tutzing, Germany

Summoning Britten the dead in Harlem

Kurt Gottschalk, 4th December

The program was annotated by the actor Sagine Valla, delivering lines from the composer's published letters, diaries and other texts. It grew intrusive at times, but when given a chance, the ensemble played beautifully.

****1