Osvaldo Golijov: Falling Out of Time

Experience the Northwest premiere of a deeply moving new work by Osvaldo Golijov. This special concert presents Argentinian American composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Falling Out of Time, composed for a multicultural, multi-stylistic instrumental ensemble, and presented in a semi-staged performance.

Based on the eponymous book by Israeli author David Grossman, Falling Out of Time is a gripping song cycle that explores parents’ sorrow as they mourn the loss of a child. Golijov’s eclectic music draws on Delta blues and Central Asian ballads to tell a tale of grief and a journey to acceptance. Commissioned by Silkroad and featuring members of the wide-ranging Silkroad Ensemble, the evocative score weaves a tapestry of sound that draws on Chinese, European, and Middle Eastern musical traditions—and includes contemporary synthesizer and electric guitar.

Osvaldo Golijov
Falling Out of Time A Tone Poem in Voices

Text adapted by Osvaldo Golijov from the novel by David Grossman
Translation from Hebrew by Jessica Cohen

Dan Brantigan, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Hannah Collins, Cello
Shawn Conley, Acoustic bass, Electric Fretless Bass
Biella da Costa, vocals
Nora Fischer, vocals
Jeremy Flower, Electric Guitar, Modular Synthesizer
Johnny Gandelsman, Violin
Mario Gotoh, Viola
Shane Shanahan, Percussion, Drum Set
Mazz Swift, Violin
Reylon Yount, Yangqin

Osvaldo Golijov: Falling Out of Time recently premiered at Carnegie Hall to critical acclaim.

80 min performance with no intermission.

There will be a 30 min talk back after the performance.

Sponsored by Ronni Lacroute.

All Classical Portland: Interview With Composer Osvaldo Golijov

Join host Suzanne Nance on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 6:00 PM PT to hear her special interview with Argentinian-American composer Osvaldo Golijov, violinist Johnny Gandelsman, and the Reser’s Executive Director Chris Ayzoukian. They will discuss Golijov’s exquisite and nuanced interpretation of David Grossman’s Falling Out of Time. Part play, part poem, part fable, the book narrates a journey “out of time” as parents grieve the death of their child, a quest to comprehend a loss with no name.

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Interview With Composer Osvaldo Golijov