Bowerbird's Arcana New Music Ensemble joins forces with Variant 6, a vocal sextet specializing in contemporary music, for a program of Steven Reich, Morton Feldman, Salvatore Sciarrino, and more.
THE PROGRAM
Morton Feldman: Voices and Instruments II
for three voices, flute, two cellos, and double bass
Steve Reich: Proverb
for three sopranos, two tenors, two vibraphones, and two electric organs
Salvatore Sciarrino: Responsorio delle tenebre
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Sound I
Bruno Bettinelli: Quando tutto all'intorno
Bruno Bettinelli: Sia calmo
performed by Variant 6
Dai Fujikura: Poison Mushroom
for flute and electronics
ABOUT ARCANA
Founded in 2016, the Arcana New Music Ensemble is a group of Philadelphia-based musicians dedicated to presenting interesting, beautiful, and unconventional music in interesting, beautiful, and unconventional places. Built on a flexible roster of 25 musicians, Arcana is able to perform a broad range of repertoire in numerous configurations. Arcana is a project of Bowerbird administered by Elizabeth Huston, Thomas Patteson, and Dustin Hurt.
ABOUT VARIANT 6
Variant 6 performs virtuosic vocal chamber music in innovative programs and unique spaces. With only six musicians, the ensemble cultivates an intimate approach to a capella music while pushing the boundaries of what individual voices can accomplish together. Their concerts are designed to subvert a listener''s expectations for repertoire and programming by placing music from centuries apart in stark juxtaposition. Hoping to simultaneously challenge and engage, Variant 6 seeks to create performances that constantly surprise listeners.