Copland House Hosts Music from House Ensemble And Pierre Jalbert 4/17

Music from Copland House ensemble and composer Pierre Jalbert. One of America's most dynamic rising musical stars, Jalbert is a winner of the BBC Masterprize and Rome Prize and a former Copland House resident. Other premieres in the coming season include new works for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Houston Symphony, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, and the Emerson String Quartet.

WHAT:
The World Premiere performance of the acclaimed young Pierre Jalbert's new musical composition, Crossings,commissioned by Copland House and written for the Music from Copland House ensemble. In his new Crossings, Jalbert explores his French-Canadian ancestry, and takes listeners on a compelling journey inspired by 19th century French migration across an ocean and a continent, from Europe to Canada, down through New England (where the composer was born), and ultimately to Louisiana. The concert also includes music by one of his renowned teachers, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner, as well as the great French master Maurice Ravel, who deeply influenced Jalbert.

WHEN:
Sunday, April 17 at 3pm

WHERE:
Copland House at Merestead, 455 Byram Lake Road, Mount Kisco

WHOA:
The well-traveled Jalbert, who is based at Houston's Rice University, is coming to Westchester almost directly from the Salzburg Global Festival in Austria, where he will have participated in seminars and discussions with leading international arts professionals to explore the transformative power of music in social, political, and cultural contexts. At Copland House at Merestead, the audience will get an up-close look into the creative process and hear a new piece of music introduced by the composer, who will serve as "tour-guide" through his new composition. He will also be on hand to take part in a lively Q&A with listeners and meet-the-artist reception following the event.

As California's Contra Costa Times recently observed, "if Pierre Jalbert were a baseball player, he'd be batting 1.000 by now. Not even Barry Bonds is that consistent."

A meet-the-artists reception follows the performance
Ticket info at 914-788-4659 or office@coplandhouse.org
Tickets: $25, Friends of Copland House $20, students $10 (with ID)

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