Fri, May 05
|Old First Concerts
Canto Caló - San Francisco
Featuring Mezzo Soprano, Melinda Martinez Becker, this concert features the music of two masterful current-day composers, Caroline Shaw and Nicolás Lell Benavides. This concert includes one premiere.
Time & Location
May 05, 8:00 PM
Old First Concerts, 1751 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
About the event
Featuring the music of two masterful current-day composers, Caroline Shaw and Nicolás Lell Benavides, this concert is a exhibition of the modern art song. Beautifully presented by Friction Quartet and Mezzo-Soprano, Melinda Martinez Becker; join to hear the varied inspirations on display by both composers. Additionally inclucded on the program are two arrangements of the works of Gilberto Parra and Raymundo Perez y Soto by Melinda Martinez Becker. This program includes one premiere.
Program:
Caroline Shaw - Blueprint
Caroline Shaw - First Essay
Caroline Shaw - Can’t Voi L’aube
Caroline Shaw - Other Song
Nicolás Lell Benavides - Canto Caló
Gilberto Parra - Por Un Amor, arr. Melinda Martinez Becker
Raymundo Pérez y Soto - La Cigarra, arr. Melinda Martinez Becker
Performers:
Friction Quartet
Melinda Martinez Becker