Concerts | Summer 2024
Friday, August 9 | 8 PM
Charles Ives and the American Tradition
Composers with a Side Hustle
This program is dedicated to composers who also had other jobs. Ives was an insurance executive whose work laid the groundwork for the field of estate planning. Borodin was a noted chemist who made some important discoveries in organic chemistry. And Philip Glass made ends meet in the 1970s as a taxi driver and plumber.
PHILIP GLASS
Brass Sextet
CHARLES IVES
Piano Trio
ALEXANDER BORODIN
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
William Purvis horn
Serena Canin violin
and Norfolk Fellows
Tickets: $70 – $35, $10 Young Adults (19-35),
Kids Come Free! (under 19) View Seat Map
Programs and artists are subject to change without notice.
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION
7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL
Join Professors from the Yale School of Music before the Friday evening concerts to learn about the weekend’s programs. The Pre-concert Conversation is free and open to the public. Tickets for the concert will be available at the Music Shed following the conversation.
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