Radius Ensemble | Locus

Geographic points characterize the second program—each Locus with its particular flavor and patois. Composer Shawn Okpebholo combines extended techniques with the breathy cadence of the bamboo shakuhachi in the virtuosic solo flute work, On a Poem by Miho Nonaka “Harvard Square,” evoking the poet’s native Japan. Chinese-American composer Chen Yi’s serene Tibetan Tunes for clarinet, cello, and piano draws inspiration from Tibetan folk melodies and...