Insiders: Keith Fitch, composer

Celebrating the 60th birthday of Keith Fitch

Celebrate composer Keith Fitch’s 60th birthday with an exhilarating program spanning more than two decades of his music, culminating in the world premiere of Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952. Featuring an exceptional ensemble of CIM faculty, students, and alumni, this concert offers an intimate and dynamic portrait of Fitch’s distinctive musical voice.

Repertoire

• FITCH   Come soon, come soon (2000) 
• FITCH   Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952 (2026) World premiere
• FITCH   Manhattan Rolls (2004) 
• FITCH   To sleep, to dream (2001, rev. 2004)

Performed by

• Stephen Tavani (AD ’18), violin 
• Christopher Gokelman (MM ’22, DMA ’26), viola, Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist 
• Khari Joyner, cello, Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist 
• Si-Yan Darren Li, cello 
• Scott Dixon, double bass 
• John Sebastian Vera, trombone 
• Shuai Wang (BM ’03, MM ’05, MM ’05, AD ’07, DMA ’11), piano/celeste 

Ticket Information

Admission is free, but a reservation is required.