Talea celebrates the 100th birthday of French composer Pierre Boulez with Dialogues & Notations on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew. The program places Boulez’s Dialogue de l’ombre double and Douze Notations in conversation with works by composers Carol Szymanski, John Cage, and Alyssa Regent.
PROGRAM
Pierre Boulez: Douze Notations, for piano (1945)
Alyssa Regent: Fortis Meam, for solo cello and electronics (2021)
John Cage: Ryoanji, for solo oboe and percussion obbligato (1985)
Carol Szymanski: the fall (recirculation), 1st movement: Baudelaire, for alphabetic-sculptural brass instruments and tape (2024)
Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double, for bassoon and electronics (1985)
Tickets are available here.
*updated 1/21: We will not perform Maryanne Amacher’s Adjacencies, as inclement weather has prevented a performer from traveling to New York City. We hope to present this piece to you in a future concert.
