Saturday, May 22 at 7:00 pm
- William Grant Still (arr. Lesnick): “I Ride an Old Paint” from Miniatures
- Paul Bonneau: Caprice en Forme de Valse
- Amy Beach: Pastorale for Wind Quintet
- Jonathan Russell: In the Fir Trees: Fireflies
- Leoš Janáček: “Scherzo” from Idyla
- Sahba Aminikia: House of Circus
Our season finale is the “second spring” of the 2020-21 season. The music of William Grant Still, Amy Beach, Jonathan Russell and others calls us back to nature. With new music by Iranian-American composer Sahba Aminikia, the world premier of House of Circus features the “Circus Heroes” of the Sirkhane Social Circus School and explores the transformational power of play.