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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

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Crier Zenas Hsu, who has dark hair and is wearing glasses and a dark suit plays the violin with their eyes closed in deep concentration. The background is simple with neutral-colored walls. The scene depicts a moment of intense musical performance.

Photograph by Josh Reynolds

FLEETING MELODIES

Chamber Music
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 at 3pm | St. John’s
Béla Bartók, Shih Hui Chen, László Weiner, Wei-Chieh Lin

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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

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Photograph by Noah Morrison

The Criers in formal attire perform on stage in the wooden-paneled Jordan Hall. They energetically extend their arms while holding string instruments, creating a dynamic scene. Music stands are positioned in front of them

Photograph by Josh Reynolds

LAST DANCE

Full Ensemble
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Osvaldo Golijov, Trevor Weston, Dinuk Wijeratne, George Enescu

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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

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A diverse group of Criers and Project STEP students, both children and adults, play violins and other string instruments on a wooden stage. They are dressed formally in black attire, and the background is lined with wooden panels.

Photograph by Josh Reynolds

DAYBREAK

Full Ensemble
Featuring Project STEP & NEC
Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Quinn Mason & Ludwig van Beethoven

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ONE FISH, TWO FISH

Chamber Music
Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 at 3pm | St. John’s
Kevin Puts & Franz Schubert

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“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

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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

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Photograph by Josh Reynolds

Pianist Stewart Goodyear wearing a charcoal colored button up shirt, standing in front of a white brick industrial wall.

Photograph by Josh Reynolds

ECLIPSE

Full Ensemble
Featuring Stewart Goodyear
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall
Franz Schreker, Stewart Goodyear, Felix Mendelssohn, Teresa Carreño

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*All programs and dates are subject to change.

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