Faculty Recital: The Devil's Tale

The Roaring 20’s

The Devil's Tale
This is a must see concert featuring numerous faculty in a collaboration of old and new! William Walton's ever popular Facade:an entertainment paired with a new piece and The Devil's Tale by James Stephenson. This new piece was written as a sequel to Stravinsky's "Soldier's Tale" and uses that great work as inspiration. Just the right thing to get you ready for Halloween! 

Rochester Chamber Winds
Jared Chase, conductor 
Amy Cochrane, Betsey King, Laurie Keough, Mark Zeigler, narrators
Liisa Ambegaokar Grigorov, flute
Marcy Bacon, clarinet and bass clarinet
Keith Koster, bassoon
Chisato Eda Marling, saxophone
Brett Long, trumpet
Steven Zugelder, trombone
Kristen Shiner McGuire, percussion
Anthony Calabrese, percussion
Tigran Vardanyan, violin
Mimi Hwang, cello
Gaelen McCormick, bass

Program:

Jim Stephenson: A Devil's Tale
William Walton: Facade 

The Devil’s Tale Synopsis
Using Igor Stravinsky's final percussion solo from L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) as inspiration, James M. Stephenson's theatrical narrative, The Devil's Tale, picks up right where Stravinsky leaves off. But on this Ravello Records release, the protagonist, Joseph, wakes up at the final drum-stroke and realizes that the Stravinsky was all a dream. He is relieved to still be in Las Vegas with Hannah, his showgirl girlfriend, at his side, where the story begins to unfold. The dramatic and astute plot about Joseph, a pit musician, and Hannah centers around their attempt to escape the city by tricking Sam, a devilish blackjack dealer and Hannah's manager. Teaming with deceit, temptation, and revenge, the narrative is a confrontation between the natures of good and evil, in which the Devil is played at his own game of guile. Infused throughout with clever palindromes, the story comes full circle by ending just where the Stravinsky begins: on a "hot and dusty road."

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