PROGRAM

Join us for the second concert of the season as the Peaks + Prairies Ensemble brings together a dynamic mix of piano and strings. The highlight of the programme will be the North-American premiere of Mussorgsky’s monumental masterwork, Pictures at an Exhibition, in an innovative new arrangement for piano and string quintet by Rudolf Leopold, bringing a dynamic reimagining of Mussorgsky's vivid musical imagery.

The first half will shine a spotlight on two remarkable chamber compositions by women composers: Dora Pejačević's lush Piano Quintet, showcasing Romantic emotive melodies and harmonic depth, followed by Florence Price's spirited Scherzo from her Piano Quintet, beautifully infused with the rich cultural heritage of African-American idioms.

Piano Quintet in B minor, Op. 40, Dora Pejacevic

I. Allegro moderato ma enfatico
II. Poco sostenuto
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
IV. Allegro moderato

Piano Quintet in A minor, Florence Price

III. Juba. Allegro

Pictures at an Exhibition, Modest Mussorgsky

(arr. by Rudolf Leopold for piano and string quintet) 
*North-American Premiere

I. Promenade
II. The Gnome
III. Promenade
IV. The Old Castle
V. Promenade
VI. Tuileries
VII. Cattle
VIII. Promenade
IX. The Ballet of Unhatched Chicks in Their Shells
X. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
XI. Promenade
XII. The Market at Limoges [The Great News]
XIII. The Catacombs [Sepulcrum Romanum]
XIV. Con mortuis in lingua morta
XV. The Hut on Fowl's Legs [Baba Yagá]
XVI. The Great Gate of Kiev