Alisa Weilerstein, cello UCSB Music Residency

Thursday, February 2
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
UCSB Music Appreciation class guest 
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

Guest cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins UCSB Music Appreciation class to discuss her project FRAGMENTS.

Thursday, February 2
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 
Cello Masterclass
Karl Geiringer Hall
Free admission and open to the public

Solo cello performances by UCSB students Andrew Hart, Lost, and Ivan Law in this masterclass including works by Cassadó, Britten, and Andrea Casarrubbios.

Thursday, February 2
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Symposium 
Karl Geiringer Hall
Free admission and open to the public

UCSB Professor of Cello, Head of Performance and String Area, Jennifer Kloetzel will host a Q&A with cellist Alisa Weilerstein discussing (and celebrating) UCSB's west coast premier of FRAGMENTS and how this 2011 MacArthur “Genius Award" winning cellist creates innovative programming and chooses composers to commission. 

Friday, February 3
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Composition & 20th Century Music Analysis
MUSIC 2224

UCSB Corwin Chair of Composition João Oliveira and Ben Levy, Associate Professor of Music Theory will host a session with Alisa Weilerstein and UCSB composition students and 20th Century Music Analysis students. 

Don't miss Alisa's performance of FRAGMENTS at Campbell Hall, Friday, March 10 at 7:00pm.

FRAGMENTS is a groundbreaking, multi-year project for solo cello that weaves together the 36 movements of Bach’s solo cello suites with 27 newly commissioned works. The resulting collection is divided into six Fragments, each an hour long and blending five to six composers, to be released independently over several seasons.

Within each Fragment, individual movements from a single Bach suite are thoughtfully integrated with selected new works to create a new emotional arc. Enhanced by responsive lighting and scenic architecture, the music is performed without pause and without a program, making for a wholly original and immersive audience experience.

More info, including an interview about the project can be found here;  https://alisaweilerstein.com/fragments/