Mending Wall

WORLD PREMIERE

Mending Wall is a fully staged concert exploring the meaning of walls in our world by giving musical form to questions about identity, community, division, and freedom. Soprano Tony Arnold and pianist Arturo O’Farrill join the PRISM Quartet in world premiere performances of works by four visionary composers—Martin Bresnick, George E. Lewis, Juri Seo, and O’Farrill—who take inspiration from poetry by Robert Frost, Keorapetse Kgositsile, Waly Salomão, and Guillermo Gómez-Peña. Directed by Jorinde Keesmaat with lighting design by Aaron Copp.

Admission to Mending Wall performances at Bryn Mawr College is free for students, staff, and faculty of the Tri-College Consortium (Tri-Co), a collaboration of Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and Swarthmore College. Tri-Co students may reserve tickets through the Bryn Mawr College Arts Office: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Goodhart 200, 610-526-5300, reservations@brynmawr.edu, or by filling out this Ticketing Request Form.

Visit the Mending Wall website.
for photographs from workshops, artist blog posts, and more.

Tony Arnold

Arturo O’Farrill

George E. Lewis

Juri Seo

Martin Bresnick

Jorinde Keesmaat

Aaron Copp

February 12, 2022
One Show: 8 PM
Co-Presented by Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series and PRISM Quartet, Inc.
Bryn Mawr College
Goodhart Hall, McPherson Auditorium
150 N. Merion Ave. | Bryn Mawr, PA

February 14, 2022
One Show: 8 PM
Co-Presented by Roulette and PRISM Quartet, Inc.
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue (Entrance on the Corner of Third Avenue; Accessible Entrance on Atlantic Ave) | Brooklyn, NY

Media Partner: WWFM
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Acknowledgements
Major support for Mending Wall, including composer commissions, has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from The Presser Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, New Music USA, and Conn-Selmer, Inc.

Additionally, this program is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.

The Bryn Mawr performances are made possible with additional support from the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

The New York performance is made possible with additional support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

George E. Lewis’ commission has been made possible with principal support from the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew V. Mellon Foundation.

Martin Bresnick’s commission has been made possible with principal support from a consortium of ensembles including the PRISM Quartet, Assembly Quartet, Barkada Quartet, Capitol Quartet, Coalescent Quartet, Donald Sinta Quartet, East End Quartet, Fuego Quartet, H2 Quartet, Hartt Saxophone Quartet for The Hartt School Centennial Celebration, Hinotori Quartet, Iridium Quartet, Kenari Quartet, Mirasol Quartet, New Thread Quartet, Pharos Quartet, Project Fusion, Quartetto Obrigado, Red Clay Quartet, and Zzyzx Quartet.

PRISM is a member of New Music USA’s New Music Impact Fund, made possible with funding from The Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund. Visit PRISM’s New Music USA profile.

ACCESSIBILITY

PRISM Quartet welcomes all individuals to our concerts, and provides a variety of accommodations for those with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For specific accommodations, please contact info@prismquartet.com or 215.438.5282.

PRISM selects only wheelchair accessible performance venues with dedicated seating locations for wheelchairs. For any guest who requires a paid Personal Care Attendant (PCA), PRISM will provide a PCA Pass at no cost with a paid admission. Any guests with disabilities who require a PCA and wish to purchase advance tickets should contact PRISM at 215.438.5282 of info@prismquartet.com to request a PCA Pass with the ticket.