Palaver Strings at Next Stage

$20 in advance / $25 at the door / $10 livestream • Advance ticketing closes two hours before showtime.Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger...

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$20 in advance / $25 at the door / $10 livestream • Advance ticketing closes two hours before showtime.Ready or Not Revisited celebrates the groundbreaking visions of women, queer, trans, and nonbinary composers from the medieval period to the present day. This program builds on the concept of Palaver’s 2022 album Ready or Not, which “blew the tent flap open to embrace new contemporary classical fans” (Midwest Record) and left BBC Music Magazine “wanting more.” Repertoire includes wide-ranging selections by Jessie Montgomery, Hildegard von Bingen, inti figgis-vizueta, Tanner Porter, Sato Matsui, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Pétalo Seslar and Lili Boulanger. Ready or Not Revisited disrupts our expectations, challenges our narratives, and uplifts a multitude of voices who have always been here, whether the concert hall was ready or not.Repertoire:Starburst (2012) - Jessie MontgomeryExcerpt from Three Antiphons for string quartet: De Innocentibus. Rex Noster, De Virginum. O dulcissime amator, O virtus sapientie - Hildegard von Bingen, arr. Marianne PfauTalamh (2020) - inti figgis-vizuetI. Amaterasu II. Susano’o (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2020) - Sato MatsuiSix Sides from the Shape of Us (2017) - Tanner Porterko’u inoa (2017, rev. 2022) - Leilehua LanzilottiDeriva (c. 2022) - Pétalo SelserNocturne (1911) - Lili Boulanger, arr. Su Yin ChanSince 2014, Palaver Strings has made its mark as one of New England’s most innovative chamber ensembles. The ensemble’s Co-Artistic Directors curate artistic programming collaboratively and democratically, rotating project direction and musical leadership. Some musicians also hold administrative roles. Each year Palaver presents a full concert season featuring diverse programming and world-renown collaborators, and offers music instruction to hundreds of students through the Palaver Music Center.

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