Program
Gabriela ORTIZ
Kauyumari
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
STRAUSS
Also sprach Zarathustra
Artists, programs, and dates are subject to change.
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
Even if you don’t know its name, you’ll recognize the iconic opening fanfare of Strauss’ epic tone poem—immortalized through its various uses in popular culture starting with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Inspired by Nietzsche’s work of the same name, Also sprach Zarathustra paints a musical journey through the progression of the human race.
In contrast to Strauss’ human inspiration, contemporary composer Gabriela Ortiz found it in the intangible, looking to the kauyumari or “blue deer,” a spiritual guide of the Huichol people that helps them communicate with their ancestors.
Balancing the program is Beethoven’s beautifully serene, and equally remarkable, piano concerto performed by beloved, award-winning, Maine pianist, Diane Walsh.
