FILAMENT
For trio, orchestra, and moving voices

Composed By Ash Fure

Movement and Visual Direction by LILLETH and César Alvarez

Filament premiered in Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall on September 20th, 2018, with further performances on September 21st, 22nd, and 25th.

Featuring:

Rebekah Heller, Bassoon

Brandon Lopez, Double Bass

Nate Wooley, Trumpet

Constellation Chor: Marisa Michelson (director), Nikko Benson, Kinga Cserjési, Danyel Fulton, Tamrin Goldberg, Chad Goodridge, Sepideh Moafi, Luisa Muhr, Sarah Beth Pfeifer, Raphael Sacks, Heathcliffe Saunders, Sara Serpa, Shawn Shafner, Kalli Siamidou, Pyeng Threadgill

With:

Lighting Design by Marika Kent

Costumes by Touloupe Aremu

Production Assistance by Michelle Navis, Lester St. Louis, and Weston Olencki

Megaphones designed by Matter Design (Brandon Clifford, Wes McGee, Johanna Lobdell) and supported by the Fay Chandler Faculty Creativity Seed Fund from MIT.

Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for its 2018 opening gala, Filament occupied a unique position on that season’s roster, offering the first note conducted on the first concert of the first season under the artistic direction of maestro Jaap Van Zweden