The 2nd concert of our season includes a major world premiere by Shuying Li for the entire Earplay ensemble and soprano, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer Hila Plitmann. Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm.

Program

Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (1908) – arr. Bruce Bennett (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, organ, and synthesizer.

Hyo-shin Na: Searching for the Way (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. World premiere and Earplay commission.

Benet Casablancas: Haikus Notebook (2021), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. United States premiere, winner of Earplay's 2025 Donald Aird Composers Competition.

Mark Winges: Loki's Lair (2018), for flute, clarinet, viola, and cello.

Shuying Li: New work, title TBA (2026), for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, soprano, and conductor. World premiere and Fromm Foundation commission.

Performers

Terrie Baune, violin

Tod Brody, flutes

Mary Chun, conductor

Margaret Halbig, piano

Peter Josheff, clarinets

Thalia Moore, cello

Hila Plitmann, soprano

Ellen Ruth Rose, viola