CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'A Song by Mahler'
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Jennifer Johnson Cano, soprano
Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Bradford, baritone
Kelly Markgraf, baritone
David Shifrin, clarinet
Tom Chiu, violin
Conrad Harris, violin
Max Mandel, viola
Felix Fan, cello
Marc Neikrug – A Song by Mahler (world premiere)
In this unique union of music and theatre by Marc Neikrug, a celebrated concert singer struggles with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Adjusting to this reality and its progression, she and her husband (also her accompanist) connect on this emotional journey through music. Starring Jennifer Johnson Cano and Kelly Markgraf, featuring David Shifrin with the FLUX Quartet, and directed by Doug Fitch. Co-commissioned by CMNW with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, La Jolla, Lake Champlain, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals.
About the Festival: After a year without live music, we are so excited to share our plans for a joyful and reflective Chamber Music Northwest 2021 Summer Festival! We present to you an array of thrilling and deeply moving repertoire, performed by the greatest artists in the world, that you can enjoy both live and at home.
Some of CMNW’s favorite performers will return, such as the Dover and Brentano string quartets, and cellist Paul Watkins of the Emerson Quartet. The East Coast Chamber Orchestra, saxophonist Timothy McAllister, guitarist Jason Vieaux, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines headline the star-studded cast who will make their CMNW debuts. Timeless classics such as Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and Copland’s Appalachian Spring will be heard alongside five exciting world premieres.
We hope you will join us this summer, for both live and at-home performances, to reflect on the past year and rejoice with the optimism that music brings into our lives!
The concert will take place at 7:30pm.
Advance ticket reservations are required. Limited live seats (max 150 occupants) are available in the 750 occupancy auditorium. LIVE festival passes include an AT-HOME pass. ($325)
Recorded and produced concerts from the LIVE festival 9 concerts will premiere on cmnw.org two weeks after the first live concert. These rolling online premieres begin on July 15 and run through August 7 – the entire festival is available on-demand through August 31. ($150)
Link to donate: https://cmnw.org/give