This haunting program is a fully immersive voyage of the soul, where Romantic-era fascination with the supernatural mirrors a poignant sense of grief and healing for the modern world. Schubert’s landmark “Death and the Maiden,” with its seductive storyline and kaleidoscopic variations, sets the stage. Two works by contemporary Iranian composers frame a reimagining of Syrian folk music and Fauré’s Piano Trio, a refined and lyrical work written in the twilight of his career. Filled with subtexts and hidden meanings, avant-garde composer George Crumb intended his Black Angels as a protest against the war in Vietnam, and “a kind of parable on our troubled contemporary world.” Franz Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” (Mvt 2) Arshia Samsaminia In Eternity Kareem Roustom Syrian Folk Songs Gabriel Fauré Piano Trio in D minor (Mvt 1) Hooshyar Khayam Maah (Moon) from “Roya” George Crumb Black Angels: Thirteen Images from the Dark Land CASH BAR open from 6:30-7:30PM and directly following the concert.