Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8:00 PM
Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Debussy Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano
George Gershwin Selections from Porgy and Bess for violin and piano
     (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
Stravinsky Suite from L’histoire du soldat for violin, clarinet and piano
Stravinsky On Sacred Ground (based on The Rite of Spring)

The Bad Plus (Reid Anderson, bass; Ethan Iverson, piano; David King, drums); Richie Hawley, clarinet; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Timothy Hester, piano

The remarkably inventive trio The Bad Plus takes on the explosive Stravinsky masterpiece that set the music world reeling in 1913, rescoring The Rite of Spring for piano, bass and drums. Da Camera pays a final tribute to Claude Debussy in his 150th year with the glorious Rhapsody. Acclaimed Brooklyn Rider violinist Colin Jacobsen makes his Da Camera debut.

“The Bad Plus are…technically brilliant, beyond versatile…funny, surprising, and pretty hard to pin down.”- The New Yorker

“born to the instrument and its sweet, lyrical qualities.”- The New York Times on violinist Colin Jacobsen

“[Richie Hawley's] playing of the Mozart Quintet tempted the word "perfect," for, as is customary with him, everything was in place -- tonally, rhythmically and above all, musically.”- Music in Cincinatti