Mon Aug 5 13:45
NMN: NO HAY BANDA plays Sarah Davachi
Sarah Davachi’s Three Unisons for Four Voices, commissioned by NO HAY BANDA, is an hour-long piece primarily about texture and incidental harmony. The four “voices” of the ensemble (strings, winds, percussion, electronics) proceed in a slow-moving monody that is made into a sort of variable canon by way of open and offset timings. As players gradually fall in and out of step with one another, the ear begins to focus on the acoustic spaces in between, bringing into question what it means for a sound to be felt as functioning in unison.
NO HAY BANDA is a Montreal-based collective committed to the production, performance, and promotion of musical events rooted in exploratory and avant-garde practices. Sarah Davachi is a celebrated Canadian composer, performer, and researcher based in Los Angeles, California. The performance of Three Unisons at Chamberfest closely follows the world-premiere of the work at Suoni Per Il Popolo in Montreal, June 13, 2024.
- NO HAY BANDAensemble
- Adrianne Mundon-Dixonviolin
- Audréanne Filioncello
- Lori Freedmanbass clarinet
- Daniel Áñezondes Martenot
- Kalun Leungtrombone
- Noam Bierstonepercussion
Programme
Sarah Davachi (b. 1987)
Three Unisons for Four Voices
This concert is part of our NEW MUSIC NOW Series, which features a Chamber Chat with NMN artists (10:30 A.M.), NMN NEXT GEN: uOttawa Composers + HATCH (12 P.M.), NMN: NO HAY BANDA plays Sarah Davachi (1:45 P.M.), and Leslie Ting’s concert/installation “What Brings You In” (3 P.M. and 5:30 P.M.). Access to all of these events is available with the NEW MUSIC NOW: All-NMN Event Pass
New Music Now is presented with the generous support of Ralph and Eileen Overend.
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