Mathemusical Encounters: Opening Concert – Margaret Leng Tan
19 February 2024 • 7:30pm
Conservatory Concert Hall
MARGARET LENG TAN, piano
A memorial tribute to George Crumb
PROGRAMME
GEORGE CRUMB (1929-2022)
Metamorphoses, Book II (2018-2020)
Ten Fantasy-Pieces (after celebrated paintings)
For amplified piano
I. Ancient Sound, Abstract on Black (1925) – Paul Klee
II. Landscape with Yellow Birds (1923) – Paul Klee
III. Christina’s World (1948) – Andrew Wyeth
IV. Purple Haze (1991) – Simon Dinnerstein
V. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer (Lady in Gold) (1907) – Gustav Klimt
VI.Spirit of the Dead Watching (1892) – Paul Gauguin
VII. Guernica (1937) – Pablo Picasso
VIII. From the Faraway, Nearby (1937) – Georgia O’Keeffe
IX. Easter (1968) – Marc Chagall
X. Starry Night (1889) – Vincent van Gogh
Asian premiere
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Margaret Leng Tan performs the Asian premiere of George Crumb’s Metamorphoses Book II in the opening concert of Mathemusical Encounters.
Mathemusical Encounters in Singapore: A Diderot Legacy marks the 25th anniversary of the original Mathematics and Music Diderot forum. Co-hosted by the Institute for Mathematical Sciences and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, it is an occasion to recognise the continued growth of mathematics and music and its foundational role in broader mathemusical applications ranging from music technologies to performance creativity to digital therapeutics, and to lay the groundwork for future directions in the interdisciplinary research field of Mathematics and Music.
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TICKETING INFORMATION
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Advisory: This performance of George Crumb’s Metamorphoses, Book II will feature projected images of the paintings inspired by each movement of the work. Please note that the paintings featured in movements “No. 4. Purple Haze” and “No. 6. Spirit of the Dead Watching” contain depictions of nudity. If you require further information or have any queries, please contact muscomms@nus.edu.sg
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