Chamber Music

Cosmic Myths

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM

New World Center

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Join the Fellows and NWS alum Sergio Carreno as they take you through the cosmos in an evening of percussion.

Iannis Xenakis evokes a starry night sky in Pléiades, a sextet featuring the sixxen—an instrument the composer and architect invented for the piece.

From Glockenspiels to metal pipes, Andy Akiho creates a "reverse big bang" when fragments of unusual sounds come together in Seven Pillars.

Everyday objects and tuning forks pair with the human voice and flute in Amy Beth Kirsten's tongue-in-cheek quartet, they might be giants.

Location

  • New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Stage

    Directions

  • Seat map

Program

  1. Andy Akiho

    (b. 1979) Approx. Duration: 8 minutes

    Seven Pillars (2021)

    Pillar I

    Sergio Carreno

  2. Amy Beth Kirsten

    (b. 1972) Approx. Duration: 9 minutes

    they might be giants for Flute and Vocalizing Percussion Quartet (2015)

  3. Iannis Xenakis

    (1922-2001) Approx. Duration: 22 minutes

    Pléiades (1979)

    Métaux

    Sergio Carreno

  4. Andy Akiho

    (b. 1979) Approx. Duration: 7 minutes

    Seven Pillars (2021)

    Pillar V

    Sergio Carreno

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