The magical qualities of light formed the inspiration for this program for strings, winds, and harp. Haydn’s famous “Sunrise” quartet and Ravel’s impressionist “Introduction and Allegro” pair with Gilad Cohen’s “Firefly Elegy” – a musical portrait of the life of a lightning bug. We will also premiere “C/1995 O1” by Richmond’s own Zachary Wadsworth, a piece inspired by the brief but spectacular appearance of the Hale-Bopp comet in the Virginia night sky.
Read the program booklet below.