The Wallis Presents The West Coast Premiere of Osvaldo Golijov: Falling Out of Time

TEXT ADAPTED BY Osvaldo Golijov

FROM THE NOVEL BY David Grossman

What happens when the natural order of things is upended? Falling Out of Time is a new work from the Grammy Award-winning composer Osvaldo Golijov performed by an ensemble of musicians, including some members of the Silkroad Ensemble, led by violinist Johnny Gandelsman. Rooted in David Grossman’s novel of the same name, this infinitely nuanced story in voices narrates a profound journey of grief and solace, a journey “out of time” as parents grieve the death of a child, a quest to comprehend a loss with no name.

It so happens that we all are, as a world, living in a moment in which the “natural” order of things has been upended. More than ever, we are in need of stories that help us make sense of the broken pieces. Falling Out of Time is one such story.

RUNNING TIME: One hour and 20 minutes, no intermission.

PRELUDES @ THE WALLIS: Join us at 6:30 PM for a pre-concert conversation with the artists moderated by Classical California KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen.