March 9, 2007

Friday, 8:00pm

Gil Rose, conductor

Betsy Jolas Jour B (B Day) (2006)
World Premiere
Commissioned by BMOP

Pascal Dusapin Galim (1998)

Pascal Dusapin Coda (1992)

Intermission

Bruno Mantovani Le Sette Chiese (2002)

The duration of this program is approximately two hours.

This program is made possible in part by the French-American Fund for Contemporary Music, a program of FACE with major support from SACEM and BMG Music Publishing.

Program Notes

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