Abraxas Ensemble - Grand Ensemble 3

Programme

• Kaija Saariaho, Tocar for violin and piano (2010)
• Sergei Prokofiev, Ouverture sur des thèmes juifs opus 34 for clarinet, string quartet and piano (1919)
• Xavier Dayer, Ecce filius tuus for ensemble (2019)
• Diana Rotaru, Shakti for saxophone(s) and large ensemble (2004)

A drinks reception will follow the concert.

Thanks

Thank you to our sponsors, who made this project possible:

• The Loterie Romande
• The Iris Schermann Foundation
• The Swiss Performers' Foundation SIS
• The Canton of Vaud

We would like to thank composers Diana Rotaru and Xavier Dayer for joining us and sharing their invaluable advice on performing their works.

We also wish to thank:

• Aurélien Perdreau, for supplying and helping track down the percussion instruments and for their transport
• Benoit Della Rosa, for helping transport instruments
• L'Harmonie Lausannoise for supplying us with tubular bells and for their team's kindness