APERIO PRESENTS:
MUSIC BY COPLAND, PIAZZOLLA,
MONCAYA, & MORE

Aperio always offers a spectacular and dynamic array of music, and this year they have really spiced things up.  Featuring Michael Zuraw on piano, Daniel Saenz on cello, and Ernesto Vega on clarinet, and conducted by Marlon Chen.

 

PROGRAM
Appalachian Spring (Copland)
chamber ensemble version [25 min]

La Muerta del Angel (Piazzolla)
for piano and string orchestra [5 min]

Graciela y Buenos Aires (Bragato)
for cello and string orchestra [8 min]

Invitación al Danzón (D’Rivera)
for clarinet and string orchestra [5 min]

Huapango (Moncayo)
chamber orchestra version [9 min]

Danzon No. 2 (Marquez)
chamber orchestra version [10 min]

Aperio, Music of the Alericas is a Houston-based ensemble dedicated to presenting unique chamber music in performances that showcase contemporary composers from the Americas. Through an interactive performance format, the ensemble’s programming examines the art music of South and North America, focusing particularly on musical contributions drawn from many indigenous and foreign cultures.

All performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre are FREE!

This is a ticketed event for the covered seating area. Free tickets are available (4 per person over age 16 while they last) at the Miller Outdoor Theatre box office the day of the performance between the hours of 10:30 AM-1:00 PM. If tickets remain at 1:00 PM, the box office will re-open one hour before show time to distribute the remaining tickets.

For more information on tickets and seating click here.

As always, open seating on the hill.

The show goes on rain or shine.

Produced by Aperio