Matt Peters

Next Performance!

On Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 2:00 Matt, in collaboration with Windhorse Theater, 353 Plaza Drive, Eustis, will present a performance of music for marimba, flute, and cello featuring Alyson Berger of Chicago and Sara Wertanen of Montverde.

The concert will feature Michael Torke's 'After the Forest Fire', a lyrical trio for marimba, cello, and flute. The composer invites the listener to imagine smoke rising from the charred remains of a very recent forest fire, with the lingering memories of life that was once there. The cello introduces the resigned, sad phrase. As this develops and becomes more animated, it is as if perimeter fires have re-ignited; the devastation refuses to quit. But finally, in a sunnier key, the last part of the piece brings a promise of renewal; sprouts of vegetation appear. By the ending, we understand that a cycle is restored, and the forest begins its regrowth. Nature has its own way of healing itself.

The concert program will include:

Audience members are welcome to ask questions and examine the percussion instruments after the performance