Pangaea

Pangea ChamberFest West opens its fifth season to a world without borders. This celebratory program journeys across continents, beginning with African Classical Music featuring master kora player Tunde Jegede and the vivid storytelling of Chinese folklore, followed by the hypnotic Piano Phase by American minimalist Steve Reich and the high-octane, dance-charged virtuosity of Matthew Hindson’s Rush. The program concludes with Johannes Brahms’s Sextet in G major—often called his most ethereal large-scale work—unfolding with deep romantic lyricism and a rich, enveloping warmth. Program: TUNDE JEGEDE (b. 1972)Moon Waters Tunde Jegede, Kora   TRADITIONAL (arr. Yang Bao Zhi, b.1935)Ambush on All Sides Blake Pouliot, violin | Zoltan Fejervari, piano   STEVE REICH (b. 1936)Piano Phase for Two Pianos Roman Rabinovich, piano | Zoltan Fejervari, piano   MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA (b. 1957)Clocks, Op. 58 (No. 1)for piano quintet David McCarroll, violin | Kerson Leong, violinNjord Fossnes, viola | Brook Speltz, cello | Zoltan Fejervari, piano   MATTHEW HINDSON (b. 1968)Rushfor piano trio David McCarroll, violin | Brook Speltz, cello | Zoltan Fejervari, piano   - Intermission -   JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 Blake Pouliot, violin | Diana Cohen, violinPearl de la Motte, viola | Njord Fosnes, violaOliver Herbert, cello | Clancy Newman, cello