Press Announcement:
THE Clarion Chamber Ensemble takes centerstage on Sunday, March 22,
2015, 6:00pm at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater) of the
Cultural Center of the Philippines to present its first concert in the 2015
season entitled The Bold, The Brash, and
The Beautiful.
The program features the works of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich
and German composer Paul Hindemith whose present day reputations attest to
their massive contribution to the bold and brash ideas of 20th century
classical music. Clarion performs Shostakovich’s 1923 bold statement of youth,
the “Trio No. 1 in C minor” for Piano,
Violin and Cello op. 8. From the pen of Paul Hindemith comes the brash
electricity of his 1948 “Septet” for
Woodwind Quintet, Trumpet and Bass Clarinet.
The beguiling beauty of the evening can be found in German
organist/composer Joseph Rheinberger’s “Nonet
in E-flat Major” op. 139 for String Trio, Double bass and Woodwind Quintet,
which surrenders its spirit to old world romantic charm in a vivid and
imaginative Clarion performance. Clarion Chamber Ensemble performs the
smoldering and lavish “Verano Porteno”
of Argentine Tango Master Astor Piazzolla. Verano Porteno is also known as “Summer” from Piazzolla’s famous Four
Seasons of Buenos Aires. The Bold, The Brash, and The Beautiful is a production
by Clarion Chamber Ensemble and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and
co-presented by 98.7 DZFE The Masters Touch.
Tickets are Php.500 for all seats, Php.250 for Seniors and Students
with a valid I.D. All seating is on a
first come first served basis. For more information, please call the CCP Box
Office at 832-3704, Ticketworld (891-9999) or contact Clarion Chamber Ensemble
at 890-8840 or through Facebook.com/clarionchamber.ensemble.