Composer Nico Muhly debuts in Singapore with an evening of e xceptional music.
\n\nNew York City-based classical music composer Ni co Muhly makes his concert debut in Singapore with a well-rounded repertoir e named after his first solo album. In this 90-min show\, Muhly comes toget her with his closest American collaborators and Singapore-based musicians p ianist Lim Yan and young percussionist Ramu Thiruyanam to perform a compreh ensive selection of his compositions for solos\, duos and small ensembles.< /p>\n\n
A much sought-after collaborator whose influences range from Amer ican minimalism to the Anglican choral tradition\, the Juilliard-educated 3 7-year-old has achieved a level of success many composers can only dream of . He also boasts of a versatility that has seen him collaborate with divers e musicians like Bjork\, Hilary Hahn\, Emanuel Ax and the Paris Opé\; ra Ballet.
\n\nMuhly has written more than 80 works including notable ones for stage and cinema\, such as the 2013 Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie and scores for the films Kill Your Darlings\; Me\, Earl And The Dying Girl\; and the Academy Award-winning The Reader. Most recently he pro duced Looking Up (2017)\, a work for choir and orchestra for the Cathedral Choral Society.
\n\nFor the show at SOTA Drama Theatre\, the ensemble will perform Nico&rsquo\;s works including A Hudson Cycle\, Honest Music\, and Skip Town. He will also perform some of his commissioned pieces\, incl uding No Uncertain Terms\, a 2017 piece commissioned by Carnegie Hall\, in celebration of Steve Reich&rsquo\;s 80th birthday\, and Drones &\; Viola \, commissioned by the Muziekgebouw.
\n\nClassical music fans can exp ect nothing less than a virtuosic evening of exceptional music.
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Photo by Ana Cuba)
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12 May
\nSat\, 8pm
\n1h 30m\, with a 20min intermission
$40*
\n*Limited concessions available for students\, NSFs and seniors
\nLi
mited student tickets at $10