We are proud to host Analog By Choice for a presentation of their concert Break Away.

All of us have traditions, customs, and values that we’ve grown up with. How do we decide as we grow and change which ones we hold on to and which ones we change? Just like our personal growth, composers must often balance a respect for music traditions of the past while adding their own voice and creating something new. In this concert, we have three composers who have taken different approaches to this balance and managed to come up with really incredible results.

About the music: Florence Price was the first African-American Woman to have her symphony played by a major orchestra in the US, breaking into a tradition that was dominated by white composers without sacrificing her own musical voice. Jessie Montgomery is one of today’s biggest names in the classical music world. Her piece, Break Away pushes combines traditional written notes with improvisational elements. Carl Nielsen was a Danish composer who chose to reject the popular musical waves of his time and focused instead on what he thought were the most important parts of musical tradition.

Come ready to create with your hands, reflect on your own traditions, and create the biggest effect with the fewest tools!

Musicians: Peter Paetkau and Thomson Wang – Violins, Maureen Sheehan – Viola, Nicholas Johnson – Cello

Saturday, April 25th | 1pm – 2:30pm | $25, $15 for members | Tickets

EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders receive free admission. To reserve free tickets, email caroline@scandicenter.org