Break Away - A Concert by Analog By Choice

A concert featuring the work of three different composers exploring the theme of balancing the past and present.

In this concert, we have three composers who have taken different approaches to this balance and managed to come up with really incredible results.

Florence Price was the first African-American Woman to have her symphony played by a major orchestra in the US, breaking into a tradition that was dominated by white composers without sacrificing her own musical voice. Jessie Montgomery is one of today’s biggest names in the classical music world. Her piece, Break Away pushes combines traditional written notes with improvisational elements. Carl Nielsen was a Danish composer who chose to reject the popular musical waves of his time and focused instead on what he thought were the most important parts of musical tradition.

Musicians: Peter Paetkau and Thomson Wang - Violins, Maureen Sheehan - Viola, Nicholas Johnson - Cello