APRIL 18 & 19, 2010 In appreciation for our earth and its gifts, concert:nova celebrates Earth Day with a program meshing music with the art of cooking. “The Four Seasons” of Antonio Vivaldi, Astor Piazolla, and contemporary composer Aaron Jay Kernis is collected in a menu that will surely tantalize both your ears and your tastebuds. concert:nova partners with local Cincinnati chefs who's menus are inspired by the flavors of the music.
A video presentation, "From Earth to Table", takes us on a journey through preparations for the meal served following the concert. From farm to the plate, Chefs Jean-Robert deCavel, Julie Francis, David Cook, and others show you the artistic steps they take to create your menu!
THE PROGRAM
Le Quattro Staggioni, or The Four Seasons, are part of a set of twelve concertos entitled Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventoine (The Test of Harmony and Invention), published in 1725. Undeniably Vivaldi’s most famous work, each movement of the four concerti is accompanied by individual sonnets penned by Vivaldi himself. The poems are full of literary and sonic allusion: a murmuring stream, howling windstorm, chattering birds, all musically stunning depictions of each season.
Continuing the menu is Le Quattro Stagioni della Cucina Futurismo, (The Four Seasons of Futurist Cuisine) by modern composer Aaron Jay Kernis, who culled the wildly satiric texts of F.T. Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto (1909) and The Futurist Cookbook (1932). Narrator Naomi Lewin joins the group in this wacky bit of musical melodrama, poking fun at the Italian art movement of Futurism, and appropriately parodies music of Wagner, Bruckner and sappy romantic melodies.
Finally, the Cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires), a tango-inspired work that intertwines easily recognizable elements from Vivaldi’s concerti, combines exciting and dance-like rhythms with luscious melodies. Piazolla’s nuevo tango style adds a distinct Latin flavor to the pot! Sharing the four seasons in food and music is sure to be an original and alluring way to celebrate Earth Day this year.
FEATURED SOLOISTS:
Mauricio Aguiar, Tatiana Berman, Maureen Nelson & Anna Reider, violinists
Naomi Lewin, narrator
DATES/ TIMES:
Sunday, April 18, 6pm
Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State
3520 Central Parkway, Cincinnati 45220
Post concert dinner inspired by the music
by the MCI Tead, led by Chef Ed Smain
TICKETS No longer available!
DIRECTIONS: For an interactive map of the Cincinnati State campus, click here.
From I-75 north and south
• Take the Hopple Street exit
• Turn left at the traffic light off of the exit
• Follow Hopple Street, and turn left at the first traffic light, onto Central Parkway
• Follow Central Parkway until the road makes a sharp turn.
• Turn right into the Central Parkway Garage on Cincinnati State’s campus
From I-74
• Take the Central Parkway exit
• Turn left onto College Drive, before the green bridge spanning the road
• Follow campus directional signs to visitor’s parking in the Central Parkway Garage
Park on Level 5 of the Central Parkway Garage and follow signs to the MCI Auditorium.
Monday, April 19, 7pm
Via Vite Restaurant on Fountain Square
520 Vine Street, Downtown Cincinnati 45202
Post concert dinner by Chef Cristian Pietoso
TICKETS $50 advance purchase; $75 at the door
DIRECTIONS click here
