This eclectic program of music for low winds explores the deep-seated passions of the artists: music of the baroque, music of today, and the conversations they continue to have together. The imaginative solo works of Unsuk Chin and Oliver Knussen push the boundaries of the monologue, while a new version of Isang Yun’s Monolog — composed originally for bass clarinet and later adapted by the composer for bassoon — forms the centerpiece of the program. The baroque voices of C.P.E. Bach and Couperin dance together in intimate dialogue and subtle counterpoint, and Hungarian composer György Kurtág’s pithy and terse music serves as further commentary, connecting the past with the present.

C.P.E. Bach, Duo for Two Clarinets, Wq. 142 | Couperin, Concerts Nos. 12 & 13 from Les goûts-réunis | Isang Yun, Monolog | György Kurtág, Selections from Signs, Games & Messages | Unsuk Chin, Advice from a Caterpillar | Oliver Knussen, Study for “Metamorphosis”

Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon | Nick Davies, bass clarinet

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