To A Child Dancing

A moving and magical program featuring composers from three different musical realms: Finnish, English, and German.

English composer John Tavener saw his music as “a window of sound on the divine world.” His mystical “To A Child Dancing in the Wind” for soprano and trio of flute, viola, and harp, is a deeply moving work that knits together nine poems by William Butler Yeats on the subject of love, innocence, and  experience. 



Soprano Rebecca Farley and harpist Tomina Parvanova-Lyden join Artistic Directors Laura Gilbert and Jonathan Bagg for an extraordinary musical journey that begins with German composer Harald Genzmer’s “Trio” and  Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s “New Gates”.

• John Tavener: To a Child Dancing in the Wind (poetry of W. B. Yeats)
• Harald Genzmer: Trio for flute, harp, and viola
• Kaija Saariaho: New Gates

This concert is generously sponsored by Grove Street Fiduciary