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IGNIS Presents: "The Dead Are Sad Enough" -Maurice Ravel

Ignis graduate fellowship woodwind quintet, from left to right: Nathaniel Wolff with an oboe, Christian Whitacre with a bassoon, Danielle Kim with a flute, Kyle Glasgow with a clarinet, and Zachary Miller with a French horn.

IGNIS Presents: "The Dead Are Sad Enough" -Maurice Ravel

College of Arts and Humanities | School of Music | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Saturday, March 12, 2022 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall

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French composer Joseph Maurice Ravel is known for saying "the dead are sad enough" when criticized that his piece "Le Tombeau de Couperin" was too light-hearted. The School of Music's graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS performs works by Ravel, Peteris Vasks, Ruth Crawford Seeger, John Steinmetz and Lalo Schifrin that all ponder the different ways that the living process death.

Program:
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin 
Peteris Vasks: Music for a Deceased Friend
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Suite for Woodwind Quintet
John Steinmetz: Quintet
Lalo Schifrin: La Nouvelle Orleans (New Orleans)

Health + Safety

All patrons 12 years of age and older are required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result from a test taken within 48 hours of the performance for entry into the venue (home tests will NOT be accepted).

Please see our Health + Safety page for more information.

Add to Calendar 03/12/22 5:00 PM 03/12/22 7:00 PM America/New_York IGNIS Presents: "The Dead Are Sad Enough" -Maurice Ravel

Join us in person The Clarice or watch the livestream from the comfort of your home.

French composer Joseph Maurice Ravel is known for saying "the dead are sad enough" when criticized that his piece "Le Tombeau de Couperin" was too light-hearted. The School of Music's graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS performs works by Ravel, Peteris Vasks, Ruth Crawford Seeger, John Steinmetz and Lalo Schifrin that all ponder the different ways that the living process death.

Program:
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin 
Peteris Vasks: Music for a Deceased Friend
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Suite for Woodwind Quintet
John Steinmetz: Quintet
Lalo Schifrin: La Nouvelle Orleans (New Orleans)

Health + Safety

All patrons 12 years of age and older are required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result from a test taken within 48 hours of the performance for entry into the venue (home tests will NOT be accepted).

Please see our Health + Safety page for more information.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Cost

Free, no tickets required.