Cello Heaven with Nina Shekhar:
World Premiere Performance and Discussion
Nina Shekhar - Cajón
Nina Shekhar - *if these walls for Two Cellos WORLD PREMIERE
Clarice Assad - Excerpt from Lemuria (archive recording of 2018 world premiere)
Left Coast premieres Nina Shekhar’s if these walls, a newly commissioned cello duo written for Leighton Fong and Tanya Tomkins, and performs Nina's solo cello piece Cajón. The Left Coast cellists will talk with the composer about the interpretation of if these walls, and discuss writing for the versatile cello. The evening will include an excerpt from Leighton and Tanya's previous cello duo commissioning collaboration, Clarice Assad's Lemuria for cellos, percussion, and cello choir.
Please join us after the concert for a live Q&A with the players and composer!
*if these walls is commissioned via generous funding from the Kurt Rohde Commission Fund
Performers
Leighton Fong, cello
Tanya Tomkins, cello
VIRTUAL CONCERT:
Monday, March 22, 2021, 7:30 PM
This event is free to join, with RSVP, but we ask you to consider making a donation of $25, or whatever you’re able.
Program Notes
Nina Shekhar
if these walls (2021)
all the king's horses and all the king's men
couldn't put us together again
Nina Shekhar
Cajón (2016)
A cajón is a box-shaped Peruvian instrument that is played by tapping it on its sides to make percussive sounds. My original idea for this piece was for a cello to play along with a cajón, but then I wondered what if the cello were the cajón itself. The piece places the instrument in a new context by exploring modes and rhythms common to Indian and Arabic music.