Name: Horizon Ensemble — Chamber Concert: Dreams
Start: 2023-10-15T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Church of the Covenant

Horizon Ensemble — Chamber Concert: Dreams

Horizon Ensemble

A concert of chamber music and chamber orchestra pieces centered around the theme of dreams, performed by the Horizon Ensemble.

Church of the Covenant

Horizon Ensemble Concerts

Orchestral concerts presented by the Horizon Ensemble! Based in Boston, the Horizon Ensemble is a group of musicians who play music by friends & music of history.

&quot;Let some pleasing dream beguile all my fancies...&quot;A﻿s the autumn air breathes its way into our days and nights, come enjoy some chamber music centered around the idea of dreams: of fantasy, of children, of peace, and more. The Horizon Ensemble is an orchestra that plays music by friends &amp; music of history, and this is our first chamber concert, featuring our members as soloists and chamber musicians! I﻿n addition to music for solo piano, voice and piano, and chamber ensembles, we will also feature two pieces for small orchestra. William Grant Still&#x27;s Mother and Child, for string orchestra, envelops us in maternal warmth and kindness. We end with the world premiere of Silent Tears, a new chamber orchestra work by Armenian-American composer Grigori Balasanyan. Depicting a mother and child in wartime, this poignant piece features sopranos Izzi Napoli and Dee Ypsilantis. T﻿his is a pay-what-you-can concert, with a suggested donation of $20. We will collect donations in person at the concert, or you can find us on Venmo at @HorizonEnsemble.This event is wheelchair accessible. No bright or flashing lights are allowed at this event. Please register with your name and e-mail address. If you can&#x27;t make it in person, there is a <a href="https://youtube.com/live/6x3i8s9jZyI" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube livestream.</a>P﻿rogramP﻿iano pieces by Fanny Hensel and Florence PriceS﻿ongs by Ivor Gurney, Claude Debussy, and Ernest CharlesM﻿ichael Mills — Memento Mori, for flute and celloW﻿orks by Claude Debussy and J.S. Bach, arranged for brass sextet by Jack KrugmanW﻿illiam Grant Still — Mother and Child, for string orchestraG﻿rigori Balasanyan — Silent Tears, for chamber orchestra — world premiere, featuring sopranos Izzi Napoli and Dee Ypsilantis!

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