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The 60th Anniversary Festival begins with a program that unites the past, present, and future. With Music Director Jeffrey Kahane on harpsichord, SMF alum Marianne Gedigian shimmers in a work from the archives—Francois Couperin’s elegant Le Rossignol en amour (The Nightingale in Love). Bohuslav Martinů’s mid-20th-century Sonata, written on Cape Cod, offers a thought-provoking contrast with its jazz infused rhythms. Festival alum and gifted improviser Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir steps into the spotlight with Jane Antonia Cornish’s enthralling Portrait for solo cello, written in 2015 yet imbued with a sense of timeless wonder. Arensky’s gorgeous Piano Trio No. 1, a quintessential example of glorious Romanticism, anchors this anniversary celebration.
