NAT 28 In Spite of All This

narratives. 
The concert includes Miya Masaoka's string quartet Survival from the multi-disciplinary work Triangle of Resistance which references the 1942 US executive order that authorized the internment of Japanese Americans, the Russian Revolution, and symbols of feminist activism.*  Tan Dun's Elegy - Snow in June for cello and four percussionists, meant to be "a lament to victims everywhere," is based on a 13th-century Chinese story of a woman who was executed for a crime she didn't commit. Two works for Pierrot ensemble will follow: Kati Agócs' Immutable Dreams titled after part of the final conversation Agócs shared with one of her oldest friends, and Lior Navok's Elegy to the Future, a work composed in reaction to war in the composer's home country of Israel, and the September 11 attacks in NYC. Navok says this work reflects his "sorrow, restlessness and fear for the future, caused by such events." Missy Mazzoli's work In Spite of All This, after which the program is titled, reflects the hope that we have for people to continue to thrive and create a better future for all despite current forces which seek to undermine that opportunity.*description taken from Miya Masaoka's website