Yale School of Music Present DE PROFUNDIS at the Carnegie Hall, 4/1

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 7:30pm in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, the Yale School of Music will present a finale to its 2011-12 YALE IN NEW YORK concert series with DE PROFUNDIS: THE DEEP END, an evening dedicated to music written for low instruments, from composers ranging from Schütz, Bruckner and Mozart to Penderecki and Gubaidulina.

Typically found supporting melody and solo lines in the violins, trumpets and high woodwinds, the bass clef instruments-including cello, bass, bassoon, trombone, tuba, and even the sackbut-now have their day on center stage.

The evening features an exciting ensemble of Yale musicians, led by faculty members: Frank Morelli on bassoon, Ole Akahoshi on cello, Scott Hartman on trombone, Donald Palma on double bass, and conductor Ransom Wilson. A diverse and engaging assortment of old and new works showcase the deeply resonant sound of low instruments. Highlights include Heinrich Schütz's Fili mi, Absalon, for four sackbuts and bass voice, a work rarely performed in the original instrumentation; Mozart's duo for bassoon and cello, the idiomatic Penderecki Capriccio for solo tuba, and Sofia Gubaidulina's five-movement Bassoon Concerto. Gubaidulina was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University in 2009.

A number of alumni and students are featured, including a quartet of cellists from Aldo Parisot's studio: Arnold Choi ('11MM), Sungchan David Chang ('13MM), Alvin Wong ('11MMA), Mo Mo ('11CERT), as well as Jerome Stover ('11AD) on tuba, bass-baritone Taylor Ward ('12MM) and additional student performers on trombone, bassoon, and bass.

Tickets at $15–$25 can be purchased at the Carnegie Hall box office (57th Street and 7th Ave.),
by calling CarnegieCharge at 212/247-7800, or at www.carnegiehall.org.