Ravel’s Chansons madécasses & Ives’ Sunrise presented by Chameleon Arts Ensemble

Saturday, November 21, 2026, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 22, 2026, 4 PM
First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street 02116

PROGRAM
Charles Ives, Sunrise for soprano, violin & piano
Maurice Ravel, Chansons madécasses for soprano, flute, cello & piano
Kevin Puts, And Legions Will Rise for clarinet, violin & marimba
Béla Bartók, Piano Quintet in C Major, Sz. 23

Ives explores the magical moment when the sun breaches the horizon, while Kevin Puts envisions legions preparing for cinematic battles. Ravel’s emotionally charged Madagascan songs stand at the precipice of a radical new style, with their provocative subject matter and atmosphere of ferocious exultation. Bartók’s Piano Quintet is a rarely heard gem filled with youthful passion and his love for the folk songs and csárdás from the cafes around Budapest, reminding us to take a chance, cross the threshold, and tip.