Music for Transitions
Embark upon an “arresting … sparse, beautiful” (NPR Classical) sensory journey through form and identity in this Liquid Music | Northrop Series performance. Composer inti figgis-vizueta presents her 2026 debut record “Music for Transitions” with an evening communing the virtuosity of Grammy Award-winning cellist Andrew Yee; the hypnotic luminosity of Germany-based Rothko String Quartet (RSQ) in their Minnesota debut; and the radiant mastery of organist Aaron David Miller on the historic Northrop pipe organ.
This moving, genre-dissolving program opens with “wayra” (wind), a work originally commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, performed by Miller and demonstrating the improvisational flexibility of the Aeolian-Skinner organ. “Music for Transitions,” which will be performed in full at this concert, includes several compositions for Yee and Rothko String Quartet and explores Indigenous heritage and trans identity through organic, ecstatic soundscapes. The title track, originally written for four cellos, premiered in 2020 multitracked entirely by Yee. Recurring themes of land, wind, rivers and cosmology are framed by constant musical transformation throughout.
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Esta actuación está recomendada para mayores de 11 años.
Temas
This performance explores a wider range of sounds than we normally hear from bowed instruments, particularly the cello. At some moments, the sound textures are intentionally very gritty. What emotions might they be aiming to express in these moments?
Accesibilidad
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Transporte
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Cuidado de niños
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Medios adicionales
Here is a sample of the music (in this video, multiple layers of cello are combined by the same artist):
If you are unfamiliar with the cello, here is a quick look at the basics: