Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion


Wednesday November 2. 7:00pm. Steinway Hall Dallas.
Join Ars Nova Dallas for the opening night performance of the 2011 Dallas Festival of Modern Music. At center stage is Béla Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. This Bartók masterwork, an extremely accessible staple of the 20th century, will leave you glad you spent a Wednesday evening out on the town!

Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat


Thursday November 3. 7:00pm. Wilshire Baptist Church.
Friday November 4. 7:00 pm. Wilshire Baptist Church.
On Thursday and Friday night, Ars Nova Dallas presents Igor Stravinsky's engaging L'Histoire du Soldat, or The Soldier's Tale. This piece musically tells the parable of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil for the ability to predict the economic future, an especially prescient topic in this day and age! Written in a style foreshadowing his neoclassical period, Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale is sure to delight every audience member. Paired with this will be several works, some of which will be world premieres, culled from the festival's first ever international call for scores!

Carter's Triple Duo


Saturday November 5. 7:00pm. Wilshire Baptist Church.
Sunday November 6. 4:00pm. Wilshire Baptist Church.
Join Ars Nova Dallas on Saturday and Sunday for an unforgettable performances that features American master composer Elliot Carter's Triple Duo. Composed for the same instruments as Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, plus percussion, the six instruments are treated as three sets of paired instruments, hence the title. As the composer writes, the "free fantasy involves various contrasts, conflicts and reconciliations between the three duos." Paired along with a number of scores pulled from the festival's first ever international call for scores, this program is sure to thrill the contemporary music aficionado and amateur listener alike!