Greetings, and welcome to BluePrint 2008-2009: THE URGENCY OF NOW

Greetings,

Welcome to BluePrint’s seventh season, The Urgency of Now. At a time of economic uncertainty, war, environmental destruction, and a highly consequential presidential election, this season presents new music that fearlessly grapples with some of society’s most pressing and controversial issues. The first program, Coming Together, jumps into the fray with works addressing society’s marginalized people and uncomfortable realities, from the abuse of prisoners in Frederic Rzewski’s Coming Together and John Harbison’s Abu Ghraib to the victims of war and genocide in Andrew Imbrie’s From Time to Time. In November, Philip Collins’ Requies Renarum confronts environmental destruction poignantly and viscerally by incorporating the actual recorded sounds of recently extinct frog species into his work. Our March program offers a glimmer of hope for a better future with George Crumb’s evocative Ancient Voices of Children and SFCM composition faculty David Garner’s newly commissioned work, Shards, based on fragments of anti-war protest songs.

We also invite you to join us for our popular BluePrint: Composers Talk Shop series this season, with special presentations by our featured composers at 3pm on the Friday before each concert. The March and November concerts will also include a stimulating pre-concert talk with composers and guest artists. Please see the back of this program for more details on these events.

Thank you for joining us as we explore what music can say to us about today’s burning issues. We hope you enjoy the season.

Sincerely,

Nicole Paiement, Artistic Director

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