Years ago, a now-deceased CUUC member quipped, “Dissonances are tones which should atone.” With all due respect to that individual, I would argue that dissonances are essential to the workings of tonal music; like microbes in the human body, the right kinds of dissonance assist the organic processes which make music cohere and function. The solo piano works performed this morning are as rich in dissonance as live cultures in yogurt. Without violating the overall tonal framework of each piece, the abundant dissonances impart a multi-dimensional richness, bringing the music quivering to life. Read on for programming details, stay tuned for spoken introductions, and feel free to dissent.
Gathering Music: Adam Kent, piano
Suite Française
I. Bransle de Bourgogne
II. Pavane
III. Petite Marche Militaire
IV. Complainte
V. Bransle de Champagne
VI. Sicilienne
VII. Carillon
Francis Poulenc
Offertory: CUUC Choir, directed by Lisa N. Meyer and accompanied by Georgianna Pappas
“Stand By Me”
Ben
E. King, arr. by Mac Huff
Musical Meditation:
Habanera, from Tres divertimentos sobre temas de autores olvidados
Xavier Montsalvatge
Interlude:
“Sorocaba” from Saudades do Brazil
Darius Milhaud
Postlude:
Danza de la pastora
Ernesto Halffter
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