Critical Moments
March 17, 2025 @ 7:30pm

George Perle’s sparkling musical wit and humor are on display in his sextet, Critical Moments, paired alongside exquisite string and wind works from Carolyn Chen, and Kenji Bunch. A commissioned work by rising star, Kitty Xiao, anchors this program of enchanting musical worlds while Samantha Bennett solos in Marcos Balter’s beguiling Violin Concerto to close this unique program of musical masterpieces, large and small.


Kenji Bunch
George Perle
Marcos Balter
Carolyn Chen
Kitty Xiao
Betsy Hudson Traba
George Nickson

Program
Kenji Bunch
Until Next Time (2010)
George Perle
Critical Moments (2001)
Kitty Xiao
New Work COMMISSION (2025)
Carolyn Chen
Oceans in Oceans (2014)
Marcos Balter
Violin Concerto (2016)

 

First Congregational Church
1031 S. Euclid Ave. Sarasota, FL 34237