Empyrean Ensemble: “Rzewski’s ‘Coming Together'”
Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center Hutchison Dr. & Cushing Way, DavisPITZER CTR. Composed for a flexible number of collaborative performers, Frederic Rzewski’s Coming Together was written in response to the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility. Our performance of Coming Together will feature both undergraduate and graduate student instrumentalists, playing alongside the professional musicians of the Empyrean Ensemble. The performance will feature Omari Tau, voice, reciting a text written by Sam Melville that reflects the conditions at Attica during his incarceration there. Preconcert Discussion from 6:15p–6:45p with Empyrean director Sam Nichols. 7p–8:30p. Free