Sir John Tavener Meets Bach

March 20 & 22, 2009 Ticket Information

March 20, 2009, 7:30pm Tickets

March 22, 2009, 2:30pm Tickets

Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor

Sarah Castle, mezzo-soprano

James J. Cooper III, cello

Britten 1913-1976: Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29
Bach 1685-1750: Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
Tavener 1944-: The World
Tavener 1944-: Eternal Memory
Tavener 1944-: Tu ne sais pas - World Première Commission

"I am thrilled to give the world première of a new work by the esteemed Englishman John Tavener. Tavener's program is filled out here with a rarely heard work by his great countryman Britten, and by the infectious joy of Bach's much-loved Third Suite."
- Ignat Solzhenitsyn

This program, including the commissioning and presentation of Sir John Tavener’s work, is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, Argosy Foundation, and Philadelphia Music Project, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by The University of the Arts.
These concerts generously sponsored by

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