A Far Cry’s Season 18: HEAR HERE
If you ask the “Criers” how we landed on the name A Far Cry, you’ll very likely receive a different answer from each person. Our name certainly pays homage to our unconventional model of shared leadership: we are “a far cry” from how a traditional orchestra operates. Taken more literally, “A Far Cry” is evocative of a distant sound—a sound intended (hoped!) to be heard. This connects our name to our vision of creating a world that listens, igniting a love for music and utilizing its power to bring people together. We harness that power through the act of listening.
As a musician-led ensemble without a conductor, we listen to each other, to what’s happening around us, and to you to bring each performance to life. A democracy like ours works best when every voice has a chance to be heard. This is the magic of music made collaboratively. Experience it yourself, and “hear here!”
Welcome to Season 18
FLEETING MELODIES
Chamber Music
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 at 3pm | St. John’s
Béla Bartók, Shih Hui Chen, László Weiner, Wei-Chieh Lin
CODED
Full Ensemble
Featuring Davóne Tines
Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Harry Burleigh, Robert MacGimsey, Antonín Dvořák, Tyshawn Sorey, Frederick Tillis
LAST DANCE
Full Ensemble
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Osvaldo Golijov, Trevor Weston, Dinuk Wijeratne, George Enescu
MUSIC FOR THE TEMPLE
Chamber Music
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 at 3pm | St. John’s
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 at 3pm | First Church
Jessie Montgomery, Caroline Shaw, Nicole Mitchell, Kaija Saariaho, Reena Esmail, Jennifer Higdon
DAYBREAK
Full Ensemble
Featuring Project STEP & NEC
Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Quinn Mason & Ludwig van Beethoven
ONE FISH, TWO FISH
Chamber Music
Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 at 3pm | St. John’s
Kevin Puts & Franz Schubert
“FOR” SEASONS
Full Ensemble
Friday, Mar. 28, 2025 at 8:00pm | Groton Hill
Saturday Mar. 29, 2025 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Antonio Vivaldi, Sufjan Stevens, Quinn Mason, Caroline Shaw
SIBLING SOUNDS
Chamber Music
Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025 at 3pm | St. John’s
Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025 at 3pm | First Church
Georg Philipp Telemann, Grażyna Bacewicz, Antonio Vivaldi, Sofia Gubaidulina
ECLIPSE
Full Ensemble
Featuring Stewart Goodyear
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Franz Schreker, Stewart Goodyear, Felix Mendelssohn, Teresa Carreño
*All programs and dates are subject to change.