Carnegie Hall

This program features two of composer Anna Clyne’s recent works alongside Beethoven. Clyne’s Clarinet Quintet is an exploration of musical loops, based on Douglas Hofstadter’s novel I am a Strange Loop. Woman Holding a Balance was written to accompany Jyll Bradley’s film of the same name inspired by Vermeer’s paintings. Both works were commissioned by OSL and premiered as part of OSL’s Sounds & Stories virtual series. Written before his First Symphony, Beethoven’s Septet is almost symphonic in its rich, varied texture created by the combination of strings and woodwinds.