PASSOVER: THE MUSIC OF RICK BURKHARDT
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.
BRING THIS PROGRAM TO YOUR VENUE:
1 hour
Two large tables
Adjustable lighting
Six music stands
The musicians of thingNY are also available for talkbacks and workshops
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.
BRING THIS PROGRAM TO YOUR VENUE:
1 hour
Two large tables
Adjustable lighting
Six music stands
The musicians of thingNY are also available for talkbacks and workshops