Dialogismós: A meditation in music
The Verona Quartet and saxophonist Steven Banks will present an immersive
program that will invite the listener to explore and reflect on the various forms of love
as understood through the lens of the ancient Greeks. These include Agape (selfless
love), Mania (obsessive love), Philautia (self love), Pragma (enduring love), Ludus
(playful love), Eros (erotic love), Philia (affectionate love), and Storge (familial love).
The centerpiece of the program will be a new 20-25 minute work for saxophone and
string quartet written by Christopher Theofanidis. The rest of the program will be built
around the types of love that he will explore in his piece.
To ground and guide the audience, the program will be bound together by a series of
guided meditations that will lead the listener to realize the vital importance of self-love.
Program:
Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’ (offstage prelude)
Mendelssohn: “Ist es wahr” (Pragma), 2’
Debussy: Syrinx (Eros), 3’
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”, mvt. I. Adagio (Mania), 4’
Mozart: Oboe Quartet (Erotoropia/Ludus), 15’
Steven Banks: “Meditation” from Reflections and Exaltations (Agape), 9’
Reena Esmail: Magan Rehna (spiritual/Agape & friendship/Philia), 6’
INTERMISSION
Christopher Theofanidis: New Work, 25’