Dear friends, on May 6, we are taking this wonderful project, World of Change, to California! With the incredible Lara Downes on piano and Britt-Renée on marimba, this extended suite reflects global transformation, disruption, destruction, renewal, and rebirth.
As we navigate a changed World, how do we reimagine the nature of time and space, human relationships, and our residence on this planet? Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, and the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis World premiere: April 10, 2022, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, UMD This full-length program also features Promises To Keep, a suite of new solo piano miniatures written for Lara Downes and inspired by the vision of internal promise and change by composers, including Teddy Abrams, Federico Albanese, Timo Andres, Eve Beglarian, Terry Riley, Carlos Simonand Karen TanakajRead a Review: Award-winning composer Clarice Assad premieres original piece ‘World of Change.’
