ENSEMBLE ACJW
Sarah Beaty, Clarinet
Owen Dalby, Violin
Joanna Marie Frankel, Violin
Meena M. Bhasin, Viola
Nicholas Canellakis, Cello
Angelina Gadeliya, Piano
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m.
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Program
BEETHOVEN Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11
DAVID BRUCE Gumboots (Princeton Premiere)
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2
About the Musicians of The Academy
If their name is less than memorable, the artistry of this young ensemble is unforgettable. Their mission: to be musical ambassadors to the next generation of audience members by giving back to the communities that nurtured them. Their provenance is sterling: ACJW is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. The young musicians will be in residence here at Princeton, working with music students. Their program features a work by contemporary composer David Bruce. Gumboots was inspired by the African tradition of Gumboot dancing that originated in the often flooded goldmines of South Africa, where slaves circumvented the ban on speaking to each other by slapping their Wellingtons and chains to communicate. Mr. Bruce calls his piece a “celebration of the rejuvenating power of dance.” At the end of a recent performance, reported the Charleston City Paper, listeners “leaped to their feet, screaming and shouting, like they’d been blown out of aircraft ejection seats.”