Midterms: This Will Hurt Someone

Well… it’s that time again. Time to choose between the lesser of two evils, mostly. In this uber divisive time, let’s all come together to enjoy an evening of mostly politically inspired music. All are welcome no matter your political views, just leave your signs in your yard where they belong.

Election season is back, and Brightwork offers a different kind of political theater. Midterms is a night of provocative, funny, and deeply human works inspired by civic life and social change. Curated by Artistic Director Aron Kallay, the program includes Matt Marks’ This Will Hurt Someone, Frederic Rzewski’s Coming Together, Ian Dicke’s Get Rich Quick, and Natalie Dietterich’s Philosophy of Furniture, alongside a newly commissioned video by a local artist. Leave your campaign signs at home—this is politics through sound, not slogans.

Brightwork newmusic

Brightwork newmusic is a Los Angeles-based chamber ensemble formed in 2013 by pianist Aron Kallay. The group is built around a sextet instrumentation (piano, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, percussion) and focuses on presenting high-caliber performances of contemporary classical music alongside landmark works from the past hundred years. Their mission is to revitalize the art of new music on the West Coast—commissioning living composers, premiering their works, and inviting listeners into the creative process. At a Brightwork performance you can expect a polished and fearless ensemble of musicians, many of whom are recognized in the professional music scene, delivering precise, responsive playing and tightly integrated chamber music under modern aesthetic standards.

PROGRAM:

Ted Hearne - Bye Bye Huey

Natalie Dietterich- Philosophy of Furniture

Ian Dicke - Get Rich Quick (with video)

Matt Marks - This Will Hurt Someone

Hesam Abedini - What Remains

Frederic Rzewski - Coming Together (with video)

ARTISTS:

Aron Kallay - piano

Sara Andon - flute

Nick Terry - percussion

Mona Tian - violin

Brian Walsh - clarinet

Zack Reaves - cello

Fahad Siadat - tenor

Tracey Leigh - narrator

Yago de Mateo - video (Coming Together)

Kate Alexandrite - video (Get Rich Quick)

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