Summermusik 2023: Sound of Silence

William Boyce: Voluntary No. 1 in D Major
Ashley Hall, trumpet

Bedrich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (“From My Life”)
I. Allegro vivo appassionato

Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50
Ashley Hall, trumpet

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110
III. Adaigo ma non troppo
Awadagin Pratt, Piano

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
IV. Der schwer gefasse Entschluss (The difficult decision)

William Boyce: “Tell Me, Lovely Shepherd” from Solomon
Ashley Hall, trumpet

Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 115
III. Andante moderato
IV. Allegro molto
Awadagin Pratt, Piano

You may know that Ludwig van Beethoven wrote several works when he was almost completely deaf, but you may not know that many other famous composers also suffered from hearing loss. From William Boyce to Gabriel Fauré to Bedřich Smetana, some of these composers’ most popular compositions were written without the benefit of sound perception.

Join Cincinnati-based pianist Awadagin Pratt and our very own Principal Trumpet Ashley Hall as we explore the topic of how the deaf and hearing- impaired experience music through the works of composers who dealt with hearing loss. Pratt and Hall will be joined by members of our string section in one of the most beautiful acoustic settings in the Tristate.