Brightwork Ensemble @ CSUN – Chiaroscuro!
When composer Olivier Messiaen wrote his “Quartet for the End of Time” as a German prisoner during World War II, his choice of instrumentation was limited by the other musicians he met at prison camp. This combination of instruments: piano, cello, violin, and clarinet, has since fascinated composers for their expressive possibilities and wide variations in timbre. Composer Any Akiho takes this to the extreme in his Lost on Chiaroscuro Street, presenting a stark musical contrast between light and dark. Also on the program are works by Aram Khachaturian, Paul Wiancko, Akshaya Avril Tucker, and our own clarinetist Brian Walsh.
Program
Aram Khachaturian: Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1932)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Aron Kallay, piano
Brian Walsh: A Different Kind of Infinity
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMaggie Parkins, cello
Aron Kallay, piano
Paul Wiancko: Clouds of Gill (2021)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
Akshaya Avril Tucker: Melting (2021)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
Aron Kallay, piano
Andy Akiho: Lost on Chiaroscuro Street (2017)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
Aron Kallay, piano


When composer Olivier Messiaen wrote his “Quartet for the End of Time” as a German prisoner during World War II, his choice of instrumentation was limited by the other musicians he met at prison camp. This combination of instruments: piano, cello, violin, and clarinet, has since fascinated composers for their expressive possibilities and wide variations in timbre. Composer Any Akiho takes this to the extreme in his Lost on Chiaroscuro Street, presenting a stark musical contrast between light and dark. Also on the program are works by Aram Khachaturian, Paul Wiancko, Akshaya Avril Tucker, and our own clarinetist Brian Walsh.
Program
Aram Khachaturian: Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1932)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Aron Kallay, piano
Brian Walsh: A Different Kind of Infinity
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMaggie Parkins, cello
Aron Kallay, piano
Paul Wiancko: Clouds of Gill (2021)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
Akshaya Avril Tucker: Melting (2021)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
Aron Kallay, piano
Andy Akiho: Lost on Chiaroscuro Street (2017)
Brian Walsh, clarinetsMona Tian, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
Aron Kallay, piano