Performers
Phil Pierick, saxophones
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
Kyle Flens, percussion
Sasha Ishov, bass flute
Program
Karin Rehnqvist | Rädda mig ur dyn
Luciano Berio | Sequenza VIIb
Marcos Balter | Strohbass
Amy Williams | Child's Play
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Chicago Bagatelles Project
Augusta Read Thomas † | Hummingbird Musings *
Ania Vu † | Gusts of Wind*
Phil Pierick † | Lullabye *
Baldwin Giang | Bagatelle *
Osnat Netzer † | Philibuster *
Carlos Bandera † | Seedling*
Jonathan Hannau † | The Vinyl Scratched Indefinitely *
Molly Jones † | Bagatelle *
Sean Shepherd † | [untitled] *
Paul Novak † | unruly clock etude *
David Clay Mettens † | Nemesis *
Shawn Okpebholo † | Midnight Hue *
*World Premiere Performance
^ Midwest Premiere Performance
† Illinois-based Composer
The world premiere of Chicago Bagatelles Project features twelve short works for solo saxophone performed by Phil Pierick and commissioned by Chicago-based composers who have drawn inspiration from the arts, science, nature, and the city itself. Contributing composers are Carlos Bandera, Baldwin Giang, Jonathan Hannau, Molly Jones, David Clay Mettens, Osnat Netzer, Paul Novak, Shawn Okpebholo, Phil Pierick, Sean Shepherd, Augusta Read Thomas, and Ania Vu. Alongside the Bagatelles, the program is completed with chamber works featuring soprano Kristina Bachrach (the Chicago premiere of Rädda mig ur dyn by Karin Rehnqvist), flutist Sasha Ishov (in Marcos Balter’s Strohbass), and the other half of Isotope Duo, percussionist Kyle Flens (in Amy Williams’ Child’s Play) as well as an audience-participation "sing-along" version of Luciano Berio's Sequenza VIIb filling acoustic of the museum’s Hall of Mortals.
