JANÁČEK IN PERSONA (2019)
for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Piano, and an Actor
DESCRIPTION
Leos Janacek, a Czech composer who endured copious amounts of prejudice and tragedy through the greater years of his life, did not find success until well into his sixties. What kept his hope and drive alive through those long years of neglect? It was his firm belief that his music, whatever its success, was contributing to the growth of slavonic culture at large — a nation without borders.
MUSIC
Andantino from In the Mists for Solo Piano
On an Overgrown Path for Solo Piano, No. 4 ‘The Madonna of Frýdek’
Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
Excerpts from opera Jenůfa for Viola and Piano, arr. Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi
“Daleko siroko do tech Nových Zámku” (Act 1, Scene 5)
“Ej, mamko, mamko, mamko moja” (Act 3, Scene 6)
Sonata for Violin and Piano
String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
CREATIVE TEAM
Noelle P. Wilson, playwright
Mikael Södersten, stage director
Simon Angseop Lee, researcher
Mari Lee, producer