Duo Tesserae & Noa Even

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Tickets $15-20 at the door (NOTAFLOF) Doors at 7 PM, Music at 7:30 PM Noa Even, Philly-based saxophonist, opens the program with a short set of music for solo tenor saxophone. She performs her own piece, Herzl, which captures her ever-evolving relationship, a grappling of sorts, with her identity as an Israeli-American. Betsy Jolas, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, composed Épisode Quatrième in 1983 as the fourth piece in a series of nine that showcases solo instruments. It was one of the first solo works to explore the capabilities of the tenor saxophone, an instrument primarily associated with jazz and pop music. Even now, over forty years later, the piece remains compelling in its modernist lyricism and idiomatic virtuosity. Germany-based Duo Tesserae present a program exploring contemporary voices connected through Germany’s vibrant new music scene. Featuring works by Rebecca Saunders, Thuon Burtevitz, and Eric Wubbels, the concert traces distinct approaches to sound, gesture, and musical form. Burtevitz’s richly textured sonic imagination, Saunders’ refined exploration of timbre and silence, and Wubbels’ intricate rhythmic energy reveal contrasting yet complementary perspectives on contemporary composition. Together, these works showcase an international artistic dialogue, where composers of different backgrounds have shaped and reimagined contemporary musical practice. With its characteristic precision, clarity, and vivid sense of colour, Duo Tesserae guides audiences through a landscape of striking contrasts, inviting listeners to experience the rich diversity of contemporary musical expression. --- Program: Betsy Jolas: Épisode Quatrième (1983) Noa Even: Herzl (2021) short intermission Thuon Burtevitz: Rabba in Sard... (2004 rev. 2015) - Mov. II & III Rebecca Saunders: Duo (1996 rev. 1999) Eric Wubbels: the children of fire come looking for fire (2012) --- Biography Based in Philadelphia, Noa Even is a versatile saxophonist…

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