NODUS Ensemble Fall Concert Series
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Hear cutting-edge, contemporary chamber music performed by FIU's NODUS Ensemble at The Wolfsonian-FIU every Wednesday from November 1 to November 8. This Fall Concert Series is back by popular demand with an engaging program that includes a pre-concert discussion at 7:00 PM with NODUS composers Orlando Jacinto Garcia and Jacob Sudol, architect John Stuart, and visual artist Jacek Kolasinski followed by the performance from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Guests arriving early can explore the museum galleries from 6:30 to 7:00 PM.
For the November 1 concert, NODUS will perform works for percussion, clarinet and piano on the theme of landscapes and war inspired by The Wolfsonian's current exhibition, The Big World: Alternative Landscapes in the Modern Era. The performance features percussionist Colin Williams, clarinetist Kelsey Gallagher, and pianist Chen-Hui Jen with music by Ken Ueno, Mark Applebaum, Jacob Sudol, John Luther Adams, and Orlando Jacinto Garcia, and video by Jacek Kolasinski.
On November 8, NODUS will perform works for violin, clarinet, and cello based on an interpretation of Harry Clarke's Geneva Window, an icon of the Wolfsonian collection. The performance features violinist Misha Vitenson, clarinetist Kelsey Gallagher, and cellist Jason Calloway with music by Julius Eastman, Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Marcos Balter, and Aurelio de la Vega
This concert series is presented by NODUS Ensemble with support from the City of Miami Beach, The Wolfsonian, and the FIU Wertheim School of Music.
Founded by FIU faculty composer in residence Orlando Jacinto García, NODUS is the professional contemporary chamber music ensemble in residence at Florida International University. The ensemble specializes in the cutting edge Art music of our time and, depending on the works being presented, features a varying group of musicians for each concert. Included among the ensemble’s repertoire are recent music by composers from around the world, works written specifically for the ensemble, and works with electronics and/or video.