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San Francisco Contemporary Music Players presents Contemporary Insights: Music and Conversation: Pierre Boulez’s Le Marteau sans maître

The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and David Milnes will perform and discuss Pierre Boulez’s "Le Marteau sans maître" December 7 at Presidio Interfaith Chapel in San Francisco.

Widely regarded as Boulez’s first masterpiece, this celebrated, rarely performed work is where Boulez first began to “break the rules” of the total serialist technique that he had developed in his early years. The orchestration is unusual: mezzo-soprano, flute, three percussion, viola and guitar. Boulez uses familiar Western instruments to create Eastern sounds. Music Director David Milnes and the ensemble, along with guest mezzo-soprano Janna Baty, perform and discuss the piece in the beautifully designed and acoustically superb Presidio Interfaith Chapel. A versatile vocalist at home with both standard and contemporary repertoire, Baty earned rave reviews for her performance of this piece with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2006.

Audience members are invited to stay for wine and snacks after the performance.

Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Location: Presidio Interfaith Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco, CA 94129


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  • Dec. 07, 08 - 04:30 pm

  • Written on Nov. 17, 08

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