“Insects are born from the sun – they are the kisses of the sun.” (Alexander Scriabin)
“I find myself often returning to music I love the most – abstract music that magically conjures up imagery and a wordless narrative flow. Beginning with mid-19th Century Schumann and journeying through to modern composers, I have chosen music that illuminates landscapes, birds, insects, and also humanity. From the forests of Moravia to the cupboards of Australia, this music can make owls hoot, wings flutter, moths flicker, flies buzz, cicadas emerge, and perhaps even sun shine. This concert celebrates mother nature through the piano. ” (Lisa Moore)
Bugs and Birds: The Nature of Piano
> Friendly Landscape, Lonely Flowers, Bird as Prophet (from Forest Scenes Op.82) by Robert Schumann
> A blown away leaf, They chattered like swallows, The barn owl has not flown away (from On An Overgrown Path) by Leoš Janáček
> From the Diary of a Fly by Béla Bartók
> Moth Eaten Rag and Butterflying by Elena Kats-Chernin*
> Metamorphosis II by Philip Glass
> Ishi’s Song by Martin Bresnick
> Seventeen Years – the life cycle of the cicada by Meadow Bridgham**
> Sonata no 10, “Insects” Op.70 by Alexander Scriabin
“Insects are born from the sun – they are the kisses of the sun.” (Alexander Scriabin)