sample Programs
Sample 32 Bright Clouds Program I:
Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt" (I: Allegro)
Malek Jandali (Syria, b. 1972): The Hunt for Peace (2018)
Dedicated to the Syrian children and their noble quest for peace
Saed Haddad (Jordan, b. 1972): Nuages funèbres (Funereal Clouds) (2018)
George Mensah Essilfie (Ghana, b. 1967): Hope for the Shackled (2018)
Dedicated to people in Ghana with psychiatric disorders, who are subjected to torturous and inhumane confinement
Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 no. 1 “Moonlight” (I: Adagio Sostenuto)
Ananda Sukarlan (Indonesia, b. 1968): No More Moonlight Over Jakarta (2017)
Dedicated to the bravery of Ahok, the imprisoned ex-governor of Jakarta
Intermission
Sidney Marquez Boquiren (Philippines, b. 1970): Unheard Voices (2018)
Dedicated to the victims of extra-judicial killings, whose voices have been unheard
Aida Shirazi (Iran, b. 1987): Après... (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Sample Program II
Beethoven: Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 (I: Allegretto; II: Vivace alla Marcia)
Aslihan Keçebasoglu (Turkey, b. 1994): Ninni (Lullaby) (2019)
Dedicated to the victims of the 2013 Gezi Park Protests in Turkey
Adina Izarra (Venezuela, b. 1959): Arietta for the 150 (2018)
Dedicated to the 150 young people whose lives were taken during the 2017 Peace demonstrations in Venezuela
Malek Jandali (Syria, b. 1972): The Hunt for Peace (2018)
Dedicated to the Syrian children and their noble quest for peace
Intermission
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 no. 3 (I: Presto)
Sidney Marquez Boquiren (Philippines, b. 1970): Unheard Voices (2018)
Dedicated to the victims of extra-judicial killings, whose voices have been unheard
Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 no. 1 “Moonlight” (I: Adagio Sostenuto)
Ananda Sukarlan (Indonesia, b. 1968): No More Moonlight Over Jakarta (2017)
Dedicated to the bravery of Ahok, the imprisoned ex-governor of Jakarta
Sample III: Concert-Conversation
A program of live performances with a mix of commentary, conversation and video materials
Beethoven and New Voices from Four Continents
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 no. 3 (I: Presto)
Sidney Marquez Boquiren (Philippines, b. 1970): Unheard Voices (2018)
Adina Izarra (Venezuela, b. 1959): Arietta for the 150 (2018)
Malek Jandali (Syria, b. 1972): New Work (related to the Sonata Op. 31 no. 3)
Intermission
Bongani Ndodana-Breen (South Africa, b. 1975): New Work, 2019
Aida Shirazi (Iran, b. 1987): Après... (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Samples of Programs with Complete Sonatas:
Sample IV: Beethoven and New Works from the Muslim World
Beethoven: Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight"
Ananda Sukarlan (Indonesia, b. 1968 ): No More Moonlight Over Jakarta (2017)
Malek Jandali (Syria, b.1972): The Hunt for Peace (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E flat Major, Op. 31 no. 3 “The Hunt”
Intermission
Aslihan Keçebasoglu (Turkey, b. 1994): Ninni (Lullaby) (2019)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
Sample V:
Beethoven’s Late Sonatas: Then and Now
Adina Izarra (Venezuela, b. 1959): Arietta for the 150 (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in c minor, Op.111
Intermission
Bongani Ndodana-Breen (South Africa, b. 1975): New Work, 2019
Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
OR:
Saed Haddad (Jordan, b. 1972): Nuages funèbres (Funereal Clouds) (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 27 in e minor, Op.90
Aslihan Keçebasoglu (Turkey, b. 1994): Ninni (Lullaby) (2019)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
Intermission
Adina Izarra (Venezuela, b. 1959): Arietta for the 150 (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in c minor, Op.111
Sample VI
Beethoven’s Middle Period Sonatas: Then and Now
Beethoven: Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 no. 1
George Mensah Essilfie (Ghana, b. 1967): Hope for the Shackled (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 no. 1 “Moonlight”
Ananda Sukarlan (Indonesia, b. 1968): No More Moonlight Over Jakarta (2017)
Intermission
Malek Jandali (Syria, b. 1972): The Hunt for Peace (2018)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt"