Witness the wavelengths of life and history, often visible only in hindsight. Nico Muhly’s Flexible Music channels the frenetic energy of John Adams’ first Chamber Symphony, blending swirling ideas with lyrical breaks. Edward Smaldone paints bold sonic canvases inspired by the art of DeKooning, Caravaggio, and Rembert, while San Francisco Contemporary Players’ Haruka Fujii steps forward with a recent essay for percussion and quartet. John Zorn pays tribute to French poet Charles Baudelaire with a sharp-edged riff on the concerto grosso form. The evening comes full circle with Adams’ Son of Chamber Symphony, buzzing with acrobatic energy. See what arises when memory meets forward motion.
Nico Muhly - Flexible Music (2003)
Haruka Fujii - Divisions
Edward Smaldone - Symphony: Color and Line (2026) - Commission/World Premiere
John Zorn - Baudelaires (2013)
John Adams - Son of Chamber Symphony (2007)