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Eric Nathan: Omaggio a Gesualdo • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Program notes from Eric Nathan: "Omaggio a Gesualdo" (2013) is inspired by Gesualdo's madrigal "Ahi, disperata vita" from Madrigali a cinque voci Libro terzo (1594). It uses Gesualdo's work as a model, recasting his gestures and musical motives in my own language, while loosely adhering to the form of his work. I have long been an admirer of Gesualdo's music, especially his use of harmony and jarring chord progressions that keep his work sounding as modern today as it did four hundred years ago. In revisiting Gesualdo's music for this homage, I noticed a kinship in Gesualdo's approach to harmony with my own – he frequently links distantly related chords in succession, while I frequently combine disparate chords in superimposition, creating new composite harmonies. My homage features these superimposed harmonies at the forefront. The music of Gesualdo’s madrigals are inseparable from the texts he sets, as Gesualdo is known for his frequent use of “text painting.” Similarly, my work is inspired by the images, gestures and meaning of the text. Please find the text reprinted below: "Ahi, disperata vita" Ahi, disperata vita, Che fuggendo il mio bene, Miseramente cade in mille pene! Deh, torna alla tua luce alma e gradita Che ti vuol dar aita! English translation: Ah, desperate life, Which, whilst fleeing from my loved one, fallst miserably into a thousand torments! Oh, turn to your sweet and gracious light which wants to give you comfort. "Omaggio a Gesualdo" is dedicated to Tera Younger in loving memory. Recorded May 14, 2023, Zipper Hall at The Colburn School VIOLIN I Isabelle Durrenberger - concertmaster Minchae Kim Michael Ferri Sophia Szokolay K.J. McDonald VIOLIN II Cameron Alan-Lee - principal Gabriel Anker Agatha Blevin Johnna Wu VIOLA Colin Brookes - principal Dmitri Yevstifeev Molly Wise Santiago Vazquez-Loredo CELLO Rainer Crosett - principal Juan-Salvador Carrasco Jared Blajian Juliette Herlin BASS Luis Primera - principal Tobias Vigneau Concerts like this are only possible with the support of music lovers like you. Learn more about how you can give a gift, big or small, at the following link: https://www.kco.la/support