Visitor Information
Public Opening:
Park open from
to
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Free admission.
Concert:
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Masters of Counterpoint Concert Series, performed by the Borealis String Quartet.
Venue:
The Amphitheatre. Chairs are limited. Please bring a blanket or chair.
Guided Tours:
No guided tour on Borealis concert days.
Audio Tours:
Self-guided audio tour guides are available on loaner devices and for download on demand.
World Premiere: Island Portraits: Cuban Scenes
Victor García
Performed by the Borealis String Quartet as the finale of the Friday concert
The Friday concert closes with the world premiere of Island Portraits: Cuban Scenes, a nine-minute string quartet by Cuban composer and pianist Victor García. The work is dedicated to the Borealis String Quartet, who will give its premiere.
The piece is a suite of vivid Cuban miniatures built on cinquillo and conga rhythms. At points, the musicians tap the wooden bodies of their instruments. The work ends with a conga procession gradually fading down the street into silence.
Masters of Counterpoint Concert Series Repertoire
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117
Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion and Adiós Nonino
Victor García
Island Portraits: Cuban Scenes
World premiere. Written for and dedicated to the Borealis String Quartet.
Jeffrey saw the purpose of his work and the park as:
extending the ancient narrative of art and consequently rekindle the historical spirit of modernism. In addition to viewing the work, which includes the Sculpture Park itself, the goal is to revive the interdisciplinary creative impetus of early modernism and to attain the understanding of art as a serious and credible source of special insight for the evolution of ideas.
His vision for the park was of a place for the appreciation of art beyond sociopolitical instrumentalization or financial commodification. As such Rubinoff’s sculptures permanently exist within a fixed landscape. There is no charge for admittance, nor for any tours, concerts, or other events. They are not for sale and can never be shown in another museum or any other context.