Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Jonathan Leibovitz – clarinet/bass clarinet
Elena Urioste – violin
Savitri Grier – violin
Rosalind Ventris – viola
Laura van der Heijden – cello

SOLO: Chinese folk song from Yunnan Province (arr Tom Poster for solo clarinet) - Xiao hé tang shui (Flowing River)

DUO: Jessie Montgomery - Musings for two violins (selections)
(i) Initiation Song; (ii) Hymn; (iii) Vivo

TRIO: Persian folk songs (arr Tom Poster for two violins and viola)
(i) Agar yar-i-mani; (ii) Bodo bodo bodo

QUARTET: Ludwig van Beethoven - Heiliger Dankgesang from String Quartet, Op 132

QUINTET: Osvaldo Golijov - The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (for klezmer clarinet and string quartet)

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective returns to Leeds with a sequence of music drawing on themes of dreams, hope, and spirituality. Osvaldo Golijov’s klezmer-inspired clarinet quintet, one of the most electrifying works of the twentieth century, is programmed alongside one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most otherworldly works. Folk traditions from around the world weave through the programme, which includes new arrangements by Kaleidoscope’s founder Tom Poster, who explains: “We explore ways to create a communal listening space surrounding performers and audience, to bring us all closer to both the visceral power and the solace of this music.”