Friday, September 14, 2018 — 5:30pm
Music of Adams, Brahms, and Ades

Program:

China Gates (1977) – John Adams (b. 1947)

Klavierstuecke, opus 76 (1879) – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Capriccio
Intermezzo
Capriccio
Intermezzo
Capriccio

Darknesse Visible (1992) – Thomas Ades (b. 1971)

In darkness let me dwell, the ground shall sorrow be
The roof despair, to bar all cheerful light from me
The walls of marble black, that moist’ned still shall weep
My music, hellish jarring sounds, to banish friendly sleep.
Thus, wedded to my woes, and bedded in my tomb,
O let me living die, till death doth come, till death doth come.

David Solem was born and raised in Washington D.C. David has Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Peabody Conservatory of Music where he studied organ, harpsichord, and piano. He is currently assistant organist for First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe) and a member of the baroque ensemble for Santa Fe Pro Musica. An active performer in the northern NM area with 36 years of experience in liturgical music, David is also a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice in Santa Fe.