CUSTER OBSERVATORY

MAY 31, 7:00PM.

THE RITES OF SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS

NEW MUSIC UNDER THE BIG SKY

New Music Under the Big Sky will take you on a journey to create

an immersive musical evening like nothing you have experienced before!

This performance features the Rites of Spring Ensemble, a new group that embodies the spirit of the new music culture and is dedicated to performing innovative, collaborative, and exciting works of living composers and the contemporary works from composers of the recent past. Whether you’re a classical lover or a lover of extraordinary experiences, Music in The Sky pushes the boundaries of a traditional music event. This program presents a very exciting evening of music and stargazing! New Music Under The Big Sky aims to bring people together and focusing on what is happening today in the global arts world. Come and slow down with us, be immersed with music, lights and stars!

This will be an inspiring evening of chamber music featuring a dynamic program of contemporary and modern works for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. The performance opens with Cuatro Bosquejos Pre Incaicos (2006) by Gabriela Lena Frank, where folkloric rhythms and evocative melodies conjure the ancient spirit of the Andes. Next, Paul Hindemith’s 2 Duets for Violin and Clarinet (1932) offer a charming blend of wit and subtle complexity. In let it ring (2024), Max Vinetz crafts a soundscape of shimmering textures and vivid intensity through inventive instrumental interplay. Angélica Negrón’s Dust invites listeners into a dreamlike world of fragile beauty and electronic whispers, blurring the line between organic and synthetic sound. The program concludes with Christopher Cerrone’s New Addresses (2020), a meditative, lyrical exploration of memory and the many forms of communication.

Following the concert when the skies are dark, Observatory staff will provide guided tours of the night sky (weather permitting) through our many telescopes on site, including the apochromatic Zerochromat telescope in our historic observation dome.

$45 Adult, $30 Custer Observatory Members and Friends of R o S, Children Under 16 FREE. Attendance to this in-person performance will be limited – reserve your seats early! Due to the outdoor nature of this program, a rain date will be scheduled as needed.

Please bring a blanket or chair to enjoy this outdoor presentation.

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PROGRAM

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Gabriela Lena Frank: Cuatro Bosquejos Pre Incaicos (Four Pre-Inca Sketches) for Flute and Cello (2006)
I. Flautista Mochica (Mochica Flautist)
II. Hombre-Pájaro de Parácas (Bird-Man of Parácas)
III. Mujer Lambayeque (Lambayeque Woman)
IV. Zampoña Rota de la Nazca (Broken Panpipe from Nazca)

Paul Hindemith 2 Duets for Violin and Clarinet (1932)
I. Lebhaft
II. Massig bewegt
Max Vinetz: “let it ring” for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello (2024)
Angelica Negron:Dust for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello 2015)
Christopher Cerrone: New Addresses for Flute, B. Clarinet, Violin, and Cello (2020)

Emmalie Tello, clarinet Beomjae Kim, flute
Yezu Woo, violin Aaron Wolff, cello

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R o S Ensemble is a collectively organized group of musicians dedicated to performing classical music and creating new artistic works at the highest level. Based on the East End of Long Island, the ensemble is committed to the idea that new music belongs in every community and implements this mission through touring and outreach to connect with audiences and artists, focusing specifically on bringing music to locations out of the reach of many music organizations. Created by founder Paolo Bartolani, pianist and artistic director of Rites of Spring Music Festival, R o S Ensemble is dedicated to connecting communities across the East End of Long Island and the United States through the development and performance of music across the country. This ensemble explores, performs and studies new concepts of notation, extended performing techniques, group improvisation and group composition, including other aspects of performance centered around the latest developments in sonic art. Their experience is extensive: from creating and performing music in unconventional venues, to site-specific projects that combine music, natural environment, and history, to collaborating with like-minded artists, performers, and thinkers, and offering a platform for all whose work demands it.

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Custer Observatory

1115 Main Bayview Rd., Southold, NY 11971

Phone: 631-765-2626

www.custerobservatory.org

ON-GOING: Custer Observatory is open to the public for stargazing every Saturday from 7pm until midnight. Staff provide guided tours of the night sky through powerful telescopes (weather permitting). Suggested donation: $5 Adults, $3 Children under 12.

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Anne Spooner, President