Steven Mackey (b.1956). Ars Moriendi, nine tableaux on the art of dying well (2000). Claire Bourg, Jennifer Liu, violins; Jesse Morrison, viola; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello—July 24, 2018 | Program Note
1. “Don’t trouble trouble.”: 0'
2. First Lament Fragment: 6.03'
3. “Speak like the people, write like the king.”: 7.14'
4. Second Lament Fragment: 11.24'
5. A Peculiar Spice: 12.58'
6. “Everything in moderation, including moderation.”: 14.39'
7. Third Lament: 18.28'
8. Fibrillation: 25.0'
9. Londonderry Air: 27.55'
2018-2019 Artist Residencies
December 2018—Go Placidly With Haste
January 2019—Songs of Earthly and Divine Inspiration
February 2019—Salon Séance
March 2019—Meeting in the Middle: Collaborations on New Works
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