August 17, 2024
9pm EDT
Yale University, Woosley Hall
New Haven, CT, USA
On Saturday evening, August 17th, the Paul Winter Consort will present a unique concert in the legendary Woolsey Hall at Yale University in New Haven.
They will be playing a program of music appropriate to the extraordinary acoustics of Woolsey Hall, one of the most dynamic concert halls in America. Beginning with their new suite, “Adventures in the Universe,” they will also be presenting other new repertoire along with some traditional Consort pieces.
Paul is offering downloads of six excerpts from his recent Summer Solstice Celebration at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, to have you hear the players who will be featured in the Woolsey Hall concert, including Jeff Beal on flugelhorn, pianist Henrique Eisenmann, and organist Tim Brumfield.
Dorinda
Lamento de Aioca
Ukraine Spring
Chorale
Kalimba Rhapsody
Icarus
Why 9pm?
They will begin the concert with their new suite, “Adventures in the Universe.” In the early part of this, they want to play in total darkness, in order to allow everyone a deeper listening experience in these magical acoustics. Because Woolsey Hall has windows on both sides, they want to be sure it's dark outside so we might have darkness inside.
The Great Organ of Woolsey Hall
The renowned Woolsey Hall organ, with its 12,641 pipes, rivals in size the great Aeolian-Skinner Organ of their home forum, New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where Tim Brumfield was organist for many years. However, being in a space considerably smaller than that of the world's largest cathedral, the Woolsey organ embraces the audience with extraordinary power.
WMNR Interview - Sunday August 11th
Paul will have the privilege of doing an interview in WMNR Fine Arts Radio this Sunday, August 11th, from 8 to 9 pm, about the upcoming Woolsey Hall concert. It will be with host Bob Anderson, on his program “Fine Arts Forum.”