Grammy-Nominated chamber orchestra A Far Cry close out their ’23-’24 Season performing works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Mozart, and Bartók NEC’s Jordan Hall.
How does music create a mood or fuel an emotional response? How do framing and context impact our perception of something? Exploring these questions, the program features one of Bartók’s best-known compositions—made famous from the soundtracks of films including Being John Malkovich and The Shining—a musical fever dream that heightens our senses with constantly changing meters and a vast range of sounds generated by the largest (self-conducted!) orchestral forces of the season. Gubaidulina transforms a Bach chorale, infusing it with irresistible smoky turbulence. In between, Mozart’s light and happy serenade stands in stark contrast and suddenly feels otherworldly...
Sofia Gubaidulina | Meditation on the Bach Chorale “Vor deinen Thron tret ichhiermit,” BWV 668
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Béla Bartók | Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 11
“This concert is the culmination of a multi-year effort to program the Bartók, which is one of my favorite pieces. It’s hallucinatory in nature, with the ground constantly shifting, and hearing it for the first time sent shivers up my spine.
— Crier Jesse Irons
Tickets: $27-84
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
35 and under: $20 tickets are available any time for patrons 35 years and younger. Valid ID required. Tickets are subject to availability and some zone restrictions may apply.
In addition, A Far Cry is pleased to be participating in the Card to Culture program by extending discounts to EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. Discounts include:
EBT: $5 in-person Tickets & Complimentary Digital Event Passes. A collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services' Department of Transitional Assistance. See the full list of participating organizations online.
WIC: $5 in-person Tickets & Complimentary Digital Event Passes. A collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Public Health’s WIC. See the full list of participating organizations online.
ConnectorCare: $5 in-person Tickets & Complimentary Digital Event Passes A collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Health Connector. See the full list of participating organizations online.
Phone: (617) 553-4887
Email: boxoffice@afarcry.org
2024/05/10 - 2024/05/10
NEC's Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA 02115
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Accessible platform seats are available for all A Far Cry concerts at Jordan Hall.