 Rick Burkhardt’s Passover, commissioned for thingNY, is a performance-ritual for six singing/speaking instrumentalists seated at a dinner table on which there lies a double bass. Each performer relates the story of a friend's escape: from a bad marriage, from an unfair situation at work, from a run-in with a traffic cop, from an ethically compromising opportunity, from an awkward family dinner. Ultimately, it becomes clear that all of these friends form one collective identity. This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund. Presented by Fort Point Theatre Channel. | May 27, 2018 7:30pm Midway Studios 15 Channel Center St Boston, MA Free Admission Rick Burkhardt - Passover Gelsey Bell – voice, percussion Andrew Livingston – voice, bass Paul Pinto – voice, percussion Erin Rogers – voice, saxophone Dave Ruder – voice, clarinet Jeffrey Young – voice, violin |