Building Bridges Between Nations

Composer Ernst Krenek, whose work SACRA/PROFANA will explore on this program, fled Europe during the rise of the Nazi party and emigrated to the California desert, where he settled in 1966 with his American-born wife, composer Gladys Nordenstrom. This concert features sections of Krenek's profound work Lamentations, written for the fallen city of Vienna, as well as hisSanta Fe Timetable, inspired by the composer's love of town names in the American Southwest. Krishan Oberoi, conducting.