This program, featuring the Elder Conservatorium’s new staff ensemble, Lumen, delves into the interplay of sound and emotion, showcasing how composers use chamber music to express a spectrum of colours and textures. Beginning with Nadia Boulanger’s Trois Pièces, a trio of lyrical vignettes that reflect the refined charm of early 20th-century French music. Bartók’s Contrasts, written for Benny Goodman, blends jazz and Hungarian folk traditions in a dynamic and spirited exchange of ideas. To conclude, Brahms’s Horn Trio unfolds as a rich, soulful dialogue, filled with warmth, depth, and moments of striking beauty. Through these three pieces, experience how different musical voices, both intimate and bold, can converge to create a rich cornucopia of sound and emotion.

Ensemble Lumen

Nadia Boulanger  Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano
Bartók  Contrasts, Sz. 111
Brahms  Horn Trio, Op. 40