Thursday, August 5, 7:00 PM
Wildcat Glades Park
401 Riviera Drive, Joplin, MO, 64804
This performance will take place at the picnic pavilion and lawn directly overlooking Shoal Creek.
Please park in the lower lot, directly adjacent to picnic pavilion and lawn.
Please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to enjoy this outdoor performance.
Free advance reservations are encouraged but not required.
The American Wild Ensemble presents “Missouri Music at 200,” a program of contemporary classical chamber music inspired by the 2021 Missouri statehood bicentennial. The ensemble will perform new works written by living composers connected to Missouri, each inspired by different people, places, events, and cultural traditions of the state’s history. Join us for an evening of celebration and reflection on this historic milestone.
“Missouri Music at 200” is a part of Missouri 2021, an initiative of the State Historical Society of Missouri and its Center for Missouri Studies, and is supported in part by Missouri State University in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Program
A selection of new works written by composers connected to Missouri, inspired by people, places, events, and cultural traditions from the state’s history:
Stefan Freund: Wild Revival
Barbara Harbach: Following the Sacred Sun
Marcus Lewis: Missouri By and By
Michael Murray: Bond Hall
Christopher Stark: Shy Bricks
Ingrid Stölzel: Where the Sun of Freedom Shines
More About the Ensemble
The Music in the American Wild initiative began in 2016 with a commissioning project inspired by and performance tour of American national parks, in honor of the National Park Service centennial. Since those initial tours performing in unconventional venues, from caves to mountaintops, the American Wild Ensemble has continued to celebrate American places, historic figures, and events by commissioning new works and performing them in site-inspired and site-specific locations. Since 2016 AWE has commissioned over 30 new works for 2-7 performers, with the support of organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Mid-America Arts Alliance, for performances in both traditional and nontraditional venues across the country. Collaborative projects have taken the group from the lava fields of Hawaii’s Big Island, to Washington’s ancient Hoh Rainforest, to the site of the first suffragette convention in New York’s Seneca Falls. The ensemble emphasizes audience engagement through the project development and performance process, aiming to offer a cohesive experience that connects listeners to the spaces around them through music designed with those spaces in mind.
Ensemble directors Emlyn Johnson (flute) and Daniel Ketter (cello) are both on faculty in the music department at Missouri State University. Emlyn is also the current Interim Executive Director of Pro Musica.
COVID-19 Safety Information
This event is MO ArtSafe certified. Click here to learn more about our safety protocols.
• Pro Music encourages any unvaccinated patrons to wear a mask throughout the event.
• All guests will follow any seating or distancing guidance conveyed by ushers or staff, such as designated seating areas and pathways for entering, exiting, etc.
• If you do not feel well and/or exhibit symptoms matching those for COVID-19, you agree to remain at home.
• All guests agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Pro Musica from and against any and all costs, expenses, damages, claims, lawsuits, judgments, losses, and/or liabilities (including attorney fees) arising directly or indirectly from, or related to, any and all claims due to bodily injury, death, loss of use, monetary loss, or any other injury from or related to the event generally, as well as in regards to any circumstances related to COVID-19.
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