“What I Hear”

For this spring’s "What I Hear" event, distinguished American composer Bernard Rands curates a program of chamber music in connection with the BSO's world premiere performance of his Symphonic Fantasy later that evening. New England Conservatory musicians perform his works Music for Shoko: Aubade for English horn and string quartet, Four Impromptus for solo piano, plus Yehudi Wyner’s Into the Evening Air for wind quintet. BSO Assistant Artistic Administrator Eric Valliere moderates a conversation with the composer.

Musical direction: Stephen Drury

Bernard RANDS Four Impromptus
Ariel Mo, piano
Jie Zhou, piano
Evren Ozel, piano
Motti Fang-Bentov, piano

Bernard RANDS Music for Shoko: Aubade
Kip Zimmerman, English horn
Emma Carleton and Grant Houston, violins
Julian Seney, viola
Yi-Mei Templeman, cello

Yehudi WYNER Into the Evening Air
Erika Rohrberg, flute
Sam Rockwood, oboe
Tyler J. Bourque, clarinet
Dan McCarty, bassoon
Karlee Kamminga, horn