Schedule of Event:

5:00pm: A Far Cry with Jeremy Eichler and Julian Rhee

Hosted by former Boston Globe critic Jeremy Eichler and drawn from his award-winning book Time's Echo (History Book of the Year, The Sunday Times), this unique program blends storytelling and live performance, inviting you to listen more deeply to the history of music — and the music of history. The concert features works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Strauss.

PROGRAM:
J.S. BACH: Chaconne from Partita No. 2, BWV 1004
MENDELSSOHN: String Octet, Op. 20 Mvt. 4 (vsn for string orchestra)
R. STRAUSS: Metamorphosen

ABOUT A FAR CRY:
Described as "Boston's popular, brilliant, conductorless chamber orchestra" by WBUR, A Far Cry is known for its innovative and compelling programs, as well as the democratic process that drives that programming. A Far Cry was founded in 2007 on the belief that every voice deserves to be heard; so instead of one artistic director, the collective of musicians ("Criers") curate and submit program ideas inspired by individual curiosities, the greater musical community, and what is happening in the world at large. The result is a dynamic representation of music and collaborators across genres and backgrounds.

ABOUT JEREMY EICHLER:
A writer, scholar and critic, Jeremy Eichler is the author of Time's Echo, an internationally acclaimed book on music, war and memory that was named "History Book of the Year" by The Sunday Times and hailed as "the outstanding music book of this and several years" by the Times Literary Supplement. Chosen as a notable book of 2023 by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and NPR, Time's Echo won three National Jewish Book Awards including "Book of the Year," and was a finalist for the UK's premier non-fiction award, the Baillie Gifford Prize. Currently being translated into nine languages, Time's Echo is also the recipient of the 2024 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award from the Phi Beta Kappa Society for "studies that contribute significantly to interpretations of the intellectual and cultural condition of humanity."

ABOUT JULIAN RHEE:
Winner of the prestigious 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Korean American violinist Julian Rhee came to international prominence following his prize-winning performances at the 2024 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition and the Silver Medal at the 11th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.

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