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September 25–October 5, 2008 Program Notes
Music: Johannes Brahms (String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111, 1890; first, second, and fourth movements) Choreography: Twyla Tharp Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Assistant to the Choreographer: Charlie Neshyba-Hodges Duration: 20 minutes World Premiere Brahms composed this string quintet (unusually scored for two violins, two violas, and cello) while on a nature retreat in the summer of 1890. The music has a vivacious folk flavor, with the cello featured in the first movement and the viola, Brahms' favorite instrument, carrying the theme in the second. Twyla Tharp has choreographed three of the quintet's four movements for five couples. Recommended Listening: Brahms: String Quintets, The Raphael Ensemble, Hyperion
The world premiere of Twyla Tharp's Opus 111 is generously underwritten by Glenn Kawasaki.
The 2008–2009 season performances of Twyla Tharp's Opus 111 are generously underwritten by Esther & Steve Rotella, Deidra Wager, Anita Braker, Mary Jacobson, Kim Richter, and Eileen & Mark Wesley.
Music: Vladimir Martynov (Autumn Ball of the Elves, 1994) Choreography: Twyla Tharp Scenic & Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Costume Design: Mark Zappone Assistant to the Choreographer: Charlie Neshyba-Hodges Duration: 19 minutes World Premiere Vladimir Martynov's Autumn Ball of the Elves, for string orchestra, represents a Russian mix of minimalism and post-romanticism that can also be heard in the music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. (Both composers abandoned academic compositional styles following religious conversions and developed individual voices influenced by personal interests and convictions.) In Autumn Ball of the Elves, Martynov applies a theme and variations structure to a minimalist palette. Recommended Listening: Come In!, Ensemble Opus Posth./Tatiana Grindenko, CCn'C Records
The world premiere of Twyla Tharp's Afternoon Ball is generously underwritten by Peter & Peggy Horvitz.
Music: Songs sung by Frank Sinatra ("Softly As I Leave You," "Strangers in the Night," "One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)," "Somethin' Stupid," "All the Way," "Forget Domani," "That's Life," "My Way") Choreography: Twyla Tharp Staging: Shelley Washington Original Costume Design: Oscar de la Renta Original Scenic Design: Santo Loquato Original Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Duration: 30 minutes Premiere: October 14, 1982; Twyla Tharp Dance, Vancouver, British Columbia PNB Premiere: February 2, 2006 Choreographed in 1982, Twyla Tharp's Nine Sinatra Songs has become a popular classic, presenting its view of 1950's social dancing through the nostalgic but sharpened eyes of the 1980s. Oscar de la Renta's dresses and tuxedos flash with a similar double edge of past and present eras. Choreographing to classic Sinatra—including "One for My Baby," "Strangers in the Night," and "My Way"—Tharp upscales traditional ballroom dancing with the active participation of the female dancer in styles ranging from tango to flamenco to exhibition disco. Recommended Listening: The performance of Nine Sinatra Songs a Tharpsm Ballet, is presented under license with W.A.T., Limited, and has been produced in accordance with Tharpsm Standard services. Program Notes Compiled by Doug Fullington. |
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