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Inspired by autobiographical accounts of the incarceration of Japanese-American citizens in World War II, Lost Freedom: A Memory weaves together music and spoken word in a profound exploration of a chilling time in American history. Actor, author, and activist, George Takei (Star Trek), narrates his own story as one of the citizens forced from their homes and made to live in desolate camps thousands of miles away. Set to music by Oregon composer Kenji Bunch, this poignant program will also include music by Oregon’s Japanese-American composer/percussionist Andy Akiho.

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“Lost Freedom: A Memory” with George Takei

Horszowski Trio

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

University of Tulsa

Harpsichord, violin, flute, cello, clarinet. Works by Bach, Telemann, Scarlatti, Arnold, and de Falla.

Harpsichord

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

Piano Fantasy puts the piano in the spotlight of both acts of the concert. The first act features the SSO premiere of the Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra by Paul Chihara, and the unique Choral Fantasy for piano, chorus, and orchestra closes the program. Both works will feature the dazzling artistry of Vietnamese pianist, Quynh Nguyen. The evocative “D’un matin du printemps” of Lili Boulanger and “Fantasia on Greensleeves” of Ralph Vaughan Williams show off the beauty of the orchestra itself, and both the “Cantique de Jean Racine” of Gabriel Fauré and two selections from Randall Thompson’s Frostiana will display the glory of the choral/orchestral combination.

Fantasias

Symphony Hall, Springfield

The celebrated Horszowski Trio returns with a piano trio by the too-infrequently-performed Clara Schumann and three recently composed short works after the music of her husband, Robert Schumann. Shostakovich’s profoundly moving WWII-era elegy rounds out the evening.

Kohl Mansion

Mozart’s familiar Overture to The Magic Flute and Beethoven’s Sextet round out a chamber program that also features Rachel Matthews’ Voices of Trees, which explores the clarinet’s tonal qualities, inspired by the idea that its music is like “the sound of a tree singing.”

From Mozart to Matthews

Benaroya Hall

Seven selected piano students will perform Paul Chihara’s solo work Bagatelles – Twice Seven Haiku in Longy’s Alternative Library Performance Space. The piece has fourteen short movements all together, and each pianist will play two movements to complete the work.

Composer

Paul Chihara

Events

Past events

May 31, 2025

“Lost Freedom: A Memory” with George Takei · Chamber Music Northwest

15 - 17 Mar, 2024

Horszowski Trio · Chamber Music Tulsa

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