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past is present

A recital concept. These are works and composers that are not quite sure what to do with their moment in history, and actively look to the past in order to define their present and forge their vision for the future.

This is a musical exploration of nostalgia. Nostalgia is not only yearning for a place, but a different time. It’s yearning for that time as a place- “time” that we can physically visit. In the process, we romanticize and fantasize the past based on how we would like to interact with it. Sepia tone smooths over the rough edges and uncomfortable truths. 

Sarah Kirkland-Snider | The Reserved, the Reticent (2004)

 
 
Suite Italienne (1932/33) | Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) arr. Piatigorsky/Dushkin(*)/Saunders(+) Jake Saunders, cello Sarah Thune, piano I. Introduzione (0:00...

Igor Stravinsky | Suite Italienne (1932/33)

with Sarah Thune, piano

arr. Piatigorsky/Dushkin(*)/Saunders(+)

  1. Introduzione 

  2. Serenata

  3. Aria

  4. Tarantella

  5. Gavotta con due Variazioni (*)

  6. Vivo (+)

  7. Minuetto e Finale

 
 
memoria (2007) | Marcos Balter Jake Saunders, cello "Past is Present": Doctor of Musical Arts Recital September 28, 2019 Grusin Hall, Imig Music Building Uni...

Marcos Balter | memoria (2007)

 
 

Samuel Barber | Sonata in C minor, Op. 6 (1932)

with Sarah Thune, piano

  1. Allegro ma non troppo

  2. Adagio-Presto

  3. Allegro appassionato

 
 

[Improvisation]

 
in manus tuas | Caroline Shaw Jake Saunders, cello "Past is Present": Doctor of Musical Arts Recital September 28, 2019 Grusin Hall, Imig Music Building Univ...

Caroline Shaw | in manus tuas (2012)

 

FOLK:FWD

COMING SOON

A recital concept featuring six works for solo cello that explore folk traditions through a contemporary lens, including world premieres from Conor Abbott Brown and Theodosia Roussos. As a result of Covid-19, this project is suspended until further notice.