Ensemble 212 2017-18 Season Opener: Love & Celestial Musings

Ensemble 212 embarks on another season jam-packed with diverse and exciting musical offerings. Featured on the Season Opener is the music of our Composer in Residence Jeffrey Mumford, a protégé of Elliot Carter noted for his evocative use of sound imagery, Mozart, and Mahler.Our former core member cellist Michael Katz returns to perform the New York Premiere of Mumford’s “billowing pockets brightly layered” for Violoncello & Chamber Orchestra. Based on an earlier work written for solo cello, the inspiration is drawn from the changing fabric of fleeting clouds.Lyric soprano Jaeyeon Kim, returns from last season’s eloquent performance of the Brahms Requiem to sing three celebrated Mozart arias from Cosi fan tutte, the Magic Flute, Don Giovanni and the finale of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.Artistic Director Yoon Jae Lee leads the talented collective of orchestral musicians in his own chamber arrangement of Mahler’s most intimate symphony, as part of his ongoing Mahler Chamber Project to create orchestral reductions of Mahler’s works for chamber orchestra. The New York Times critic Steve Smith, described Maestro Lee’s chamber version of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony as “Illuminating….. with solos leaping out in unusually bold detail.”Forgoing traditional printed program notes, Ensemble 212 also features unique live program notes projected on a screen during the performance, serving as a visual listening guide for the audience. This spectacular evening-length extravaganza will be one of the can’t miss season openers by a New York chamber orchestra this season!PROGRAMWolfgang Amadeus MOZARTTemerari, sortite fuori…Come scoglio from Così fan tutte, K. 588Ach ich fühl’s from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620Jaeyeon Kim, SopranoJeffrey MUMFORDbillowing pockets brightly layered for Violoncello & Chamber OrchestraMichael Katz, VioloncelloWolfgang Amadeus MOZARTIn quali eccessi o Numi…Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata from Don Giovanni, K. 527Jaeyeon Kim, Soprano*** INTERMISSION ***Gustav MAHLERSymphony No. 4 in G Majorarranged for chamber orchestra by Yoon Jae LeeJaeyeon Kim, SopranoYoon Jae Lee, ConductorAdvance tickets on Eventbrite or BPT until 11/11 3 PM:$20 General, $18 Seniors 65+, $15 Students with IDAfter that time, tickets at the doors which open at 7:30 will be cash only.$25 General, $20 Seniors 65+, $18 Students with ID