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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Experience incredible masterworks by Brahms and Dvorak up close and personal, featuring renowned cellist and Eureka cofounder, Alan Toda-Ambaras, under the musical direction of Eureka cofounder Kristo Kondakçi.

At a time when communities throughout Boston and beyond are grappling with a post-pandemic world, join Eureka as we present music whose warmth and exuberance are colored - even enhanced - by the composers' reckonings with grief, longing, and mortality.

ABOUT EUREKA ENSEMBLE
Eureka Ensemble works with communities in the greater Boston area to address social issues through music. Eureka has partnered with acclaimed artists such as violist Kim Kashkashian and the violinist Midori to deliver community-intensive programming and performances, widely praised by PBS, NPR, and the Boston Globe, among other outlets.

Learn more at: eurekaensemble.org

About this Event

In partnership with the School for the Environment (SFE) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Eureka Ensemble is leading a series of performances and programs that spark dialogue and raise awareness around the local impacts from the changing climate in New England.

We believe that the best way to address issues around the changing climate is to bring together leaders from academic, business, and creative communities and inspire active dialogue by focusing on local, rather than global, impacts of climate change and what we can do as individuals and communities.

Featuring original works by our 2021 Rising Tides Fellows:

• Travis AMBROISE

• Angelina BOTTICELLI (ft. Harborkeepers and Bob Chen)

• Danny RIVERA

• Erin VADALA

Additional Music:

• WHITNEY GEORGE, As the Tide Rises

• J. ANDRÉS BALLESTEROS, “Pyrenean Ibex,” from Impossible Safari

• SAM WU, Alien Forests

• WHITNEY GEORGE, “Reunion Ibis,” from Extinction Series for Solo Cello

• ANTONIN DVORÁK, Cypresses (excerpts)

• LILI BOULANGER, Psalm 24, The Earth is the Lord’s

The full event, including final versions of the songs and additional environmental-themed music, will take place on April 30th at 7pm EDT.

Learn more about the project and our fellows by clicking here: eurekaensemble.org/rising-tides

This program was made possible thanks to support from the University of Massachusetts Boston School for the Environment, the City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Arts Council, and the Mass Cultural Council.

Music to empower young artists and musicians in Boston, support local environmental outreach initiatives, and raise awareness on the impacts of climate change on communities in Boston.

In partnership with the School for the Environment (SFE) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Eureka Ensemble is proud to lead a series of performances and programs that raise awareness around the local impacts of climate change in New England by empowering young artists in Boston to be change-makers in their communities.

Our inaugural event on April 30th at 7pm will take place, with a preview on April 22nd at 7pm as part of UMass Boston’s Earth Week. The event will focus on original songs written by four young musicians especially for this event, with additional environmentally-focused music.

MUSICAL PROGRAM

Featuring original works by our 2021 Rising Tides Fellows

• Angelina BOTTICELLI, “Consciousness Rising”

• Danny RIVERA, “Mess that I Made”

• Erin VADALA, “Seasonal Fear”

ILEANA PEREZ VELAZQUEZ: “Treading a Path with Vision and Hope" for string quintet

WHITNEY GEORGE, “Reunion Ibis,” from Extinction Series for Solo Cello

Eureka Ensemble presents a conversation and performance with composer Patricia Wallinga and pianist Sharon Su about the process of creating a new orchestration of Fanny Mendelssohn's "Piano Sonata in G minor".

In the 1840s, Fanny Mendelssohn wrote her energetic, bold Piano Sonata in G minor at a time when societal expectations for women were very different. Join us in "Writing a Wrong" to learn about Fanny's hopes and dreams and how this orchestration rights a historical wrong by giving Fanny's sonata a chance to become a concerto for piano and orchestra.

TUNE IN by clicking on the video below. The stream will begin at 4 PM EDT.

The World at Home concert celebrates the global nature of the Cambridge community by presenting classical music from all over the world, from Brazil to Hungary to China to the USA.

Join us for this special event! It is free and open for all to attend; please register below.

MUSICAL PROGRAM

Bela Bartok – String Quartet No. 5, Andante (4th mov.)

Jessie Montgomery – Strum

Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Juba (3rd mov.)

Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (selected short movements)

Hector Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 6, Allegretto (2nd mov.)

Tan Dun – 8 Colors for String Quartet (selected short movements)

Eureka Ensemble will present an abridged Spanish version of Part 1 & the Hallelujah Chorus of Handel’s Messiah, along with traditional and beloved Spanish carols.

The free event will be livestreamed on several platforms including YouTube and Facebook on December 19 at 4pm and on December 23 at 7pm.