Schedule:

6:30 p.m: Red Earth: Mid-Century Modern America at Red Earth
America in the middle of the 20th Century was buzzing with change. The post-WW II promise of peace and prosperity ushered in an age of new technology, led by advances in science, design, architecture, fashion, and entertainment. As America entered the Space Age, formica, linoleum, aluminum foil, Tupperware, and television came into middle class homes. Clean, structural lines replaced decoration in a style today referred to as Mid-Century Modern.

The musical expressions of mid-century American composers captured the streamlined taste as well as the industrial, smoky bustle of new modern life, while occasionally looking back with fondness at the gentler, slower-paced simplicity of previous generations. Hear some of that Mid-Century sparkle and charm with works by a diverse array of 20th century luminaries, from Charles Mingus to Giancarlo Menotti.

Artists:
Michael Barrett, narrator/piano
Mary Rice, mezzo–soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Miclen LaiPang, violin
Geneva Lewis, violin
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello
Matthew Zalkind, cello
Ian Rosenbaum, percussion
Julia Hamos, piano
Derek Wang, piano

Program:
Jonathan Larson: Hosing the Furniture
Menotti: Suite for 2 Cellos and Piano
Aaron Jay Kernis: The Four Seasons of Futurist Cuisine
John Cage: Living Room Music
Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Paul Bowles arr. Barrett: "I Have a Heart Problem" from A Picnic Cantata
Charles Mingus: Myself When I Am Real
Bernstein: La Bonne Cuisine

Shuttle Check-in: 6:00 pm
Shuttle departure promptly at: 6:15 pm
Doors open: 6:30 pm
Concert begins: 7:00 pm

Ages 16+
Non-refundable ticket: $95 ($90 ticket + $5 third-party processing and credit card fee)