Reception – 6–7:30 p.m.
Concert – 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Powerful and awesome – massive areas of color – jagged, flame-like shapes – strange shadows, echoes: these are our experiences of Clyfford Still’s paintings. What might that experience become when translated into music?
Join the Clyfford Still Museum and the Colorado Symphony for an evening of symphonic exploration featuring the premiere of composer James Clarke’s specially commissioned symphonic work inspired by the art of Clyfford Still. Conductor Jason Seber guides you through this evening’s program, which includes additional contemporary works.
Before the performance, enjoy a private reception with drinks and light hors d’oeuvres. Mingle with other art and music lovers and meet composer James Clarke. His new work for the Colorado Symphony is a “kindred spirit” with Clyfford Still’s art – a meeting of minds as two art forms explode together.
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Cost: $175 for reception with the composer + premium seat concert ticket; $40 for composer reception only; performance-only ticket prices vary.
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About the Composer
London-based composer James Clarke conducted archival and collections research at the Clyfford Still Museum as background and preparation for the original symphonic composition inspired by Still’s art. Clarke is a pioneering composer in contemporary classical music. He graduated with a degree in the scientific analysis of music at the University of London and a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Leeds. After teaching engagements in the UK, Germany, and Austria, he was appointed Professor of Music at the University of Baku and is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Musical Research, University of London. His music has been performed in major concert halls and contemporary music festivals in over 40 countries. He has a special interest in the formal and intellectual relationships between abstract visual art and music.
About the Program:
Beethoven – Symphony No. 4
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Adam Schoenberg – Finding Rothko
James Clarke – Symphony No. 2