The Way He Always Wanted It II, Movement 4 (2008) and A Lick and a Promise (2025)
Thu, Nov 6, 7:00 p.m.
MoMA, Floor 4, Studio
The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Studio
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A collaborative performance by Either/Or and International Contemporary Ensemble
International Contemporary Ensemble
Alexander Davis, bassoon
Nathan Davis, percussion
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, piccolo
Edward Kass, double bass
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Levy Lorenzo, percussion
Dan Peck, tuba
Alice Teyssier, flute
Either/Or Ensemble
Richard Carrick, conductor
Jennifer Choi, violin
Michelle Farah, oboe
Madison Greenstone, clarinet
Nicolee Kuester, horn
Chris McIntyre, trombone
William Schimmel, accordion
Kal Sugatski, viola
Dennis Sullivan II, percussion
The Way He Always Wanted It II, Movement 4, a marimba/vibraphone duet derived from Stephen Prina’s film of the same name, uses a musical fragment from the architect, painter, and composer Bruce Goff.
A Lick and a Promise (world premiere) is scored for an ensemble of 17 musicians and voice. Beginning with an animated unison melody, the ensemble gradually moves toward maximum dispersal and individuation. Returning to unison, another melody is slowed down so that it is beyond recognition. Prina then restores this melody to its initial tempo in an a cappella version.
If the event is sold out, there will be a first-come, first-served standby line beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the night of the event.