The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s will be joined by the church’s choir and soloists for the season finale on Friday, June 10 at 8 p.m. in the sanctuary, 1031 Bienveneda. The program will open with ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors,’ a new work by Santa Monica-based composer Alan Chan, commissioned jointly by the Music Guild and the Los Angeles Arts Commission. The work will feature Hong Wong, erhu soloist, and a small chamber ensemble of strings, winds and percussion. ’I have a fond memory of playing rock-paper-scissors as a child,’ Chan says. ‘The energy and atmosphere is what I intend to capture in this piece. ’The role of the erhu (a standard version of a two-string Chinese fiddle) is partly that of the narrator, partly as the source of interaction with the ensemble,’ the composer continues. ‘The comic nature of the music is juxtaposed with the slightly melancholy timbre of the erhu.’ The concert will also feature one of Haydn’s most glorious late works, the ‘Harmonie’ Mass. In German, ‘harmonie’ refers to the woodwind section, which plays a prominent part in the performance. Also featured on the program will be concertmaster Yi-Huan Zhao in the dramatic Violin Concerto in G minor by Max Bruch. Tickets ($35) at the door.
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