Empyrean Ensemble
“Preconcert Discussion from 1:15–1:45 pm with composer Yu-Hui Chang and Empyrean director Sam Nichols.” Program Harrison Birtwistle: Crowd Jennifer Ellis, solo harp This piece is an exploration of resonance, and in the essential nature of the earliest harps. Crowd (etymologically related to the Celtic words crwth, cruit, and crot) was the English term used for
