Constellations by SOLI Chamber Ensemble

Monday, February 5 2024 | 7 p.m.

Galaxies takes the listener on a journey through a brilliant array of musical textures, colors, and ideas – each held together by a distinct compositional voice much as gravitational attraction binds billions of stars together with gas, and dust into visually stunning galaxies. Two past SOLI commissions – SOLI Collage by Paul Moravec and Overland Dream by Peter Lieuwen – play with vital rhythms and create a lively interplay between instruments. Vespers by Missy Mazzoli and Like Doves with Grey Wings Embracing by Anna Pidgorna ground the program with haunting melodic lines. A new commission by Kyle Rivera, winner of this year’s Cross-Country Chamber Consortium award of which SOLI is a founding member, is at the center of this concert. Anaglyph – A Repository of Imaginary Languages explores the nuance of language – phonetics, morphology, constituency, and syntax –
through the lens of a musical language as deciphered by the performers.

The San Antonio Botanical Garden is honored to partner with SOLI Chamber Ensemble to produce their 2023 – 2024 season live in an outdoor natural setting. Concerts will be staged from the new Betty Kelso Center as you, the audience, engage in SOLI’s exciting and imaginative performances from the comfort and safety of the Greehey Lawn. Visit https://solichamberensemble.com/galaxies/ for ticket information.