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APRIL 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 a
Cincinnati celebrity chef who will offer local and organic food
inspired by the music.
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.
Dates to be announced soon!
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