04.10.27 | CROSSROADS

Saturday, April 10, 2027 at 8 pm
Thomas Tull Concert Hall at MIT

JOHN CAGE – Music for Wind Instruments (1938)
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA – String Trio (1989)
KURT ROHDE – blued – a remix after Joni Mitchell for flute and strings (2020)
CHRISTOPHER CERRONE – Barnes Dances for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and electronics (2024)

The third concert of the season features music at the Crossroads of style, genre, and influence. In Music for Wind Instruments, we hear an early work by John Cage, before he began to revolutionize classical music. Next, Sofia Gubaidulina’s String Trio reveals her unique and spiritual voice, as she was just beginning to delve into musical proportions and the Fibonacci sequence. West Coast American composer Kurt Rohde pays tribute to the iconic 60s songwriter Joni Mitchell in blued, a remix for flute and strings. The mesmerizing Barnes Dances by Chrstopher Cerrone closes the program, with a playful mix of recorded crosswalk signal audio from around the world with music for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello.

Pictured: John Cage (Bob Cato); Sofia Gubaidulina (F. Hoffmann); Kurt Rohde; Christopher Cerrone (Jacob Blickenstaff).

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