• Everyone is familiar with quartets, expand your musical horizons with a nonet and a dectet!
• The NAC Orchestra’s wind players are the superstars of this intimate and relaxing afternoon.

Who said Sunday afternoons had to be relaxed? The NAC invites you to a thrilling Music for a Sunday Afternoon that will get you energized for the week ahead.

Romanian composer George Enescu’s Dectet for Winds is bright, fast, and cheerful—even euphoric. He was a Big Name in his day, but his music faded from view after his death. This music for dectet (10 instruments) shows why he’s making a comeback.

Osvaldo Golijov’s (Argentina) Last Round kicks it up a notch, borrowing its title from a short story about boxing by Julio Cortázar. Bows fly and controlled chaos reigns as two string quartets face off in this frenzied, magnificent work.

The majestic and life-giving sun appears with Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů’s Nonet (for nine instruments), which he composed in remembrance of his homeland. The sun breaks through in Louis Spohr’s Nonet too, with each of the ensemble’s instruments having their moment in the light.