August 20, 2022 @ 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at WCCMA at Union Church

This concert is part of the 2-day music series presented in partnership with Saint-Gaudens Memorial. Pneuma will also perform a different program on Sunday Aug 21 at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park.

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PNEUMA (πνεῦμα) is an ancient Greek word for “breath”, “spirit” or “soul”. This quartet features four improvisers / composers: vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb and clarinetists James Falzone, Francois Houle and Michael Winograd. Pneuma’s sound is kaleidoscopic – many worlds entangled – blending contemporary electro-acoustic turbulent energies with gentle gestures inspired by Klezmer and jazz-infused improvisations. Presenting a poetry infused set, their music is “a globally-informed emotional panoply” (NYC Jazz Record) inspired by the wind. 

Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

Pneuma 
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb (Jerusalem / Montréal) – Voice
James Falzone (Seattle) – Clarinet
François Houle (Vancouver) – Basset Clarinet
Michael Winograd (Brooklyn) – Clarinet

PROGRAM

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind? 
Neither I nor you: 
But when the leaves hang trembling, 
The wind is passing through. 
Who has seen the wind? 
Neither you nor I: 
But when the trees bow down their heads, 
The wind is passing by.

Set List*:

1. Alone
   Words: James Joyce
   Music: Ayelet, François & Michael
2. Neither I Nor You
   Music: Ayelet
3. Trembling (What They Did Yesterday Afternoon)
   Words: Warsan Shire
   Music: Ayelet
4. Passing Through (Lament for Harry)
   Music: Ayelet
5. Neither You Nor I (for Ora)
   Music: Ayelet, Udi Horev & Ora Boasson-Horev
6. Bow Down (The Wind Will Take Us)
   Words: Forugh Farrokhzad
   Translation: Ahmad Karimi Hakkak
   Music: Ayelet
7. Passing By (Shape of Tears)
   Words: Mayumi Terada
   Music: Ayelet
8. Who Has Seen the Wind?
   Words: Christina Rossetti
   Music: Michael
9. Wakened By The Scent
   Words: Izumi Shikibu
   Music: James
10. Who Can Say What Loneliness Is
    Words: Izumi Shikibu
    Music: James
11. Ruined House
    Words: Izumi Shikibu
    Music: James
12. This Pine Tree By The Rock
    Words: Ono no Komachi
    Music: James
13. The Last Rose of Summer
    Music & Lyrics: Tom Waits
    Arrangement: François 

*changes to the set list will be announced from the stage

6:30 PM – Union Episcopal Church, 133 Old Church Rd, Claremont, NH
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Due to the weather forecast today’s concert will be held indoors, and masks will be required.

Praised for their “superb capacity to find the inner heart of everything they play, regardless of era, style, or technical demand” (The International Review of Music), the Tesla Quartet brings refinement and prowess to both new and established repertoire.The Tesla Quartet was formed at The Juilliard School in 2008 and quickly established itself as one of the most promising young ensembles in New York, winning Second Prize at the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition only a few months after its inception.

TESLA QUARTET: Ross Snyder (violin), Michelle Lie (violin), Edwin Kaplan (viola), and Jared Blajian (cello

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Sponsored by Casella Waste Systems (Casella.com). Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.