When George Crumb’s music hit main stages in the early 1970s, he was proclaimed “the savior of music.” In an era in which proponents of atonal, abstract music dismissed all who couldn’t understand it, Crumb’s luminous humanity appealed to those who longed for an emotional, visceral experience in contemporary music.

Program

Performers
Randall Scarlata, Baritone
Gloria Chien, Piano
Gilbert Kalish, Piano
Kristin Lee, Violin
Sean Lee, Violin
Richard O’Neill, Viola
Mihai Marica, Cello
David Starobin, Guitar
Daniel Druckman, Percussion
Ayano Kataoka, Percussion
Ian David Rosenbaum, Percussion