Aleko - Triple Forte

Aleko – Triple Forte – May 12, Bourgie Hall

Aleko - Triple Forte The Jewish song on which Copland’s Trio is based comes from Vitebsk, Chagall’s place of birth. The Elegy that follows is by Russian Jewish composer Alexander Krein, and Tchaikovsky’s elegi...
Chagall

Chagall: Colour and Music

The bold bright colours and repeating musical motifs that are hallmarks of Marc Chagall’s work are on exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Paintings, costumes, sculpture, ceramics, and stained glass – i...
Jacob's Dreams

Jacob’s Dreams – March 31, Bourgie Hall

Jacob's Dreams Themes dear to Chagall – dance, the circus, Jacob’s Ladder, the violinist – echo in works by Milhaud, Prokofiev, and in Schostakovich’s elegiac Trio No. 2 in memory of a friend, culminating in a...