March 14th, 2023 New World Center
A pilot concert of Unboxed Musicians, this project was funded by New World Symphony’s BLUE fund.
An immersive concert experience on the theme of nature, with soundscape, lighting, special stage set-up and audience participation, with three world premiere including Tamarindo for String Quartet by Frances Pollock and Ye’kwana Melodies for Two Cellos and Let’s Preserve Our Nature for Alto Voice, String Quartet and Audience drone by Ye Jin Min.
Program
Ye’kwana Melodies for Two Cellos (2023; world premiere of arrangement) Arranged by Ye Jin Min
Featuring recordings of Ye’kwana singing and instruments. The Ye’kwana are a tribe of Carib origin whom are sailors and live by large rivers in the Alto Orinoco municipality of Venezuela. These recordings were led in 1963 by the famous explorer Charles Brewer-Carías in the Erebato river. This material has been loaned to the New World Symphony in Miami Beach by The Juan Carlos Maldonado Art Collection for the occasion of this concert. Audio Engineer: Héctor Moreno © Charles Brewer-Carías Archives
Victor Huls, Emily Yoshimoto, cello
Tamarindo for String Quartet (2023; world premiere)
Frances Pollock (b. 1990)
Ye Jin Min, violin and soprano voice
Yu-Chia Hsu, violin
Nicholas Pelletier, viola
Victor Huls, cello
Let’s Preserve Our Nature for Alto, String Quartet and recorded drone sound with audience participation (2023; world premiere)
Ye Jin Min (b. 1995)
Poem by Arjun (2015, published by Family Friend Poems)
India Hooi, alto voice
Jingyi Rebecca Hou, Yu-Chia Hsu, violin
Nicholas Pelletier, viola
Victor Huls, cello
Quartet No. 15 in A minor for Strings (1825) III. Heiliger Dankgesang… (Holy song…)
Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)
Dominique Bégin, Ye Jin Min, violin
Mario Rivera, viola
Victor Huls, cello
In C (1964)
Terry Riley (b.1935)
Dominique Bégin, Jaewon Seo, Ayrton Pisco, Jingyi Rebecca Hou, Ye Jin Min, violin
Hyunjae Bae, viola
Victor Huls, Jessica Hong, cello
Brendon Sill, bassoon
Kenny Chauby, Alan Tolbert, trumpet
Chase Waterbury, Guangwei Fan, trombone
India Hooi, accordion
Noah Sonderling, melodica
Kevin Chow, celeste
Soundscapes created by India Hooi.