Weekend of Chamber Music Open Rehearsal

Rehearsal and discussion on works of Henze, Rzewski, Weston, Waggoner, and Mendelssohn.

Free and open to the public.

WCM’s 33rd season asks, Am I my brother’s keeper? The oldest question posed by one human concerning his responsibility to another, one then posed and re-posed by artists ever since. What do owe each other; our families; our communities; our friends; and our enemies, real and imagined? We’ll ponder it all through music born out of compassion and the struggle for justice. We’re not looking for political statements; while all music has a political dimension, it’s the big, all-embracing humanity of this season’s program that inspires us. With music of Hans Werner Henze; Frederick Rzewski; Waggoner (ours truly); Composer in Residence Trevor Weston; and Felix Mendelssohn, and featuring an all-baroque week on period instruments, with works of deep mystery and intensity of expression by Bach; Biber; and Marin Marais. Music to share, as a family, then take with us into our lives as we care for each other, care for the world.