Music For a New Age at the Atlas

Announcement:

Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM

New Music for a New Age

The Washington Chorus

The Washington Chorus introduces the music of young American composer, Nico Muhly in this year's New Music for a New Age series. Born in Vermont in 1981, Nico has already built an impressive career collaborating with classical giants like Phillip Glass and John Corigliano, pop stars Björk and Bonnie "Prince" Billy and has written several film scores including the recent success, The Reader. The program includes an array of music written for a capella choir, chamber music for various instrumentation and chorus with a small orchestra which will feature the composer Nico Muhly himself and TWC's Music Director, Julian Wachner, on the piano. The music will be presented along with visual images of famed illustrator and author Maira Kalman's artwork. Maira's book "Principles of Uncertainty", a collection of her illustrated blog for The New York Times, was the source of inspiration for Nico to write a song cycle which will be featured in the program.


Tickets: $25; Available through the Atlas box office: 202.399.7993

For more information or to order tickets, visit the Atlas website