Quartet for the End of Time: Music & Mathematics

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Feed your soul while studying with this concert-lecture exploring Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Messiaen wrote this remarkable piece while a prisoner of war in Poland, and first premiered it with his fellow prisoners in the Nazi prison camp.

This masterpiece of chamber music is built on ideas ranging from prime-number mathematics to apocalyptic theology. To introduce the piece, Professor Andrew Shenton (Boston University) will share a short lecture unpacking Messiaen’s mystical and mathematical vision. Then, we’ll hear the quartet itself with a live performance by Professors Natalie Lin Douglas (Violin), Eran Egozy (Clarinet), Carol Ou (Cello), and Mia Chung-Yee (Piano).

Snacks will be provided after the concert; please reserve a free ticket to ensure an accurate headcount.