Don’t miss A Far Cry’s 2021-2022 Season Opener, Circle of Life, marking the ensemble’s return to live, in-person music-making at NEC’s Jordan Hall!
Circle of Life embodies the infinite cycles of our humanity as connected beings. Traditional lullabies and selections from Bartók’s For Children open the program with a rustic, characterful nod to childhood curiosities, tenderness, and wonderment. In Shyshtar, the spectacular clash of contrasting musical languages—from Azerbaijani mugham traditional music to the dissonance of modernism—speaks to Ali-Zadeh’s efforts to define herself within the wider world and to the universal human experience. Dvořák’s iconic Serenade for Strings is the heart of the program, having been written at a happy time in his life when Dvořák was basking in his young marriage with a new baby boy and a well-established career. A Far Cry double bassist Karl Doty’s Castles is based on Karl’s experience returning to his childhood home for the first time following the birth of his son. This short, fiddle-inflected tune is sure to fill audiences with joy for all the gifts that new life brings. To close, we shift to the third movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 135 for a moment of quiet introspection.
Musical Program:
Traditional | Lullabies, arr. A Far Cry
Béla Bartók | Selections from For Children, arr. Leo Weiner
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh | Shyshtar: Metamorphoses for String Orchestra
Antonín Dvořák | Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Karl Doty | Castles
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo, arr. A Far Cry
IN-PERSON TICKETS:
A Level - $75
B Level - $50
C Level - $25
In-person tickets are available for purchase anytime online or by phone. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the door starting at 7:15pm on the evening of the concert.
VIRTUAL TICKETS:
Purchase a Digital Event Pass (this season’s virtual version of a traditional concert ticket) to stream Circle of Life LIVE on Friday, Sept. 17 at 8pm, and enjoy Video On Demand features that allow you to watch the concert again and again!
Digital Event Pass – $20 (includes the livestream link & unlimited streaming via Video On Demand for 30 days from the first time you click to view)
DISCOUNTS:
Did you know we offer discounts on single tickets for Students, Seniors, and EBT/ConnectorCare/WIC Card holders?
Students: $10 Tickets (in person) & $5 Digital Event Passes
Seniors: 20% off in-person Tickets & Digital Event Passes
EBT, ConnectorCare and WIC Card holders: $5 in-person Tickets & Complimentary Digital Event Passes
Contact the A Far Cry Box Office (boxoffice@afarcry.org or 617.553.4887) for the discount codes and to learn more!
Phone: 617-553-4887
Email: boxoffice@afarcry.org
2021/09/17 - 2021/09/17
NEC's Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA 02115