PCMF @ SPACE: Searching for Home

Searching for Home explores the lush sonorities and sumptuous sound world of the lower strings, and probes the relationship between music and identity.  Featuring recent works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly, and composer/cellist Paul Wiancko, a virtuoso viola duo by George Benjamin and a set of playful Swedish folk songs, the program also includes the world premiere of a new work for two violas and two cellos, inspired by the Isamu Noguchi exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art, commissioned by the Portland Chamber Music Festival under the direction of our new Artistic Director, violist Melissa Reardon.

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Caroline Shaw   Limestone and Felt   [more info]   [listen]
Nico Muhly   Duet No. 1: Chorale Pointing Downwards   [more info]   [listen]
George Benjamin   Viola, Viola   [more info]   [listen]
Paul Wiancko   American Haiku [more info]   [listen]
Lutoslawski   Bucolics for Viola and Cello  [more info]   [listen]
Paul Wiancko   Vox Petra for 2 Violas & 2 Cellos (PCMF commission, world premiere)
Arr. Ayane & Paul   Swedish Folk Songs