Program

Mensajes del Agua presents a lyrical and wide-ranging program for cello and piano that brings together contemporary expression and foundational masterworks. The evening begins with three works by Andrea Casarrubios titled Silbo, Mensajes del Agua, and Sonia, each exploring memory, landscape, and emotional resonance through fluid, water-inspired musical gestures. The program then moves into the dramatic breadth of Johannes Brahms’s Sonata in F Major, Op. 99, a cornerstone of the cello repertoire known for its bold contrasts and sweeping romantic lines. After intermission, the duo performs Chen Yi’s Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in, a poetic work shaped by the timbres and imagery of traditional Chinese instruments, followed by Nadia Boulanger’s Trois Pièces, a set of three concise and intimate movements that reveal her refined sense of lyricism and clarity. Together, these pieces form a compelling journey across eras and musical languages, highlighting the full expressive range of the cello and piano partnership.

About Pulsing Sound

Pulsing Sound, presented by THE BLANC and curated by Sofia Ouyang, is a cross-disciplinary concert series exploring sound as a living, spatial, and embodied art form. Bringing together music, movement, image, electronics, film, and multimedia performance, the series traces how sound moves through bodies, materials, histories, and spaces, opening new forms of attention between artists and audiences. Its inaugural season has featured emerging voices alongside acclaimed ensembles, offering immersive and emotionally resonant experiences that reflect the vitality, complexity, and pulse of artistic life today.