Malmgren Concert Series — Music by Kurt Erickson: Each Moment Radiant

The Malmgren Concert Series of Hendricks Chapel invites you to a profoundly moving concert on Sunday, October 20th at 4 PM, marking the beginning of Remembrance Week (October 20-26). The event features the world premiere of “Each Moment Radiant,” a newly commissioned chamber work by composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner commemorating the Pan Am Flight 103 Air Disaster. Setnor School of Music faculty and guest musicians will perform Erickson and Turner’s song cycle “Here, Bullet” and Johannes Brahms’s piano trio in C minor.

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Program:

“Here, Bullet” — Kurt Erickson with text by Brian Turner

• Joel David Balzun, baritone; Scott Cuellar, piano

Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 101 — Johannes Brahms

• Philip Marten, violin; Holgen Gjoni, cello; Scott Cuellar, piano

“Each Moment Radiant” — Kurt Erickson with text by Brian Turner

• Joel David Balzun, baritone; Katie Weber, mezzo-soprano; Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, mezzo-soprano; Philip Marten, violin; Holgen Gjoni, cello; Scott Cuellar, piano

At 5:30 PM, guests are invited to the Syracuse Symposium event, “Healing Trauma through Poetry and Music” at the National Veterans Resource Center. Composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner will lead a reception and discussion on the genesis and creative process behind “Here, Bullet” and “Each Moment Radiant.”

Please RSVP by October 9 if you plan to attend the reception and discussion. There is no cost to attend.

Events are co-sponsored by Syracuse Symposium, the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, Society for New Music, the Setnor School of Music, and the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars.

The commission for “Each Moment Radiant” was made possible through the CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Cultural Engagement regrant program thanks to a New York State Senate Initiative supported by the NYS Legislature, the Office of the Governor and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.

More information on Kurt Erickson

More information on Brian Turner.

Complimentary parking is available in the Quad and Hillside lots.

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Accessibility:

For accessible parking, please call Hendricks Chapel at 315.443.2901 or email chapel@syr.edu.

CART, ASL and Aira will be offered at this event.

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