21st Century Consort presents a Juri Seo world premiere, "Sea Monsters"

From the conductor Christopher Kendall: 

As we shove off on a second half-century—entering deeply troubled waters—we marvel at having sailed so far in our trusty Consort vessel, through these sometimes rough, sometimes silky seas. It’s been a wonderful aesthetic adventure, deserving, we figure, a protracted celebration both last year, our 50th, and this anniversary season. 

This particular program is happened 50 years and a week to the day since the Consort’s first embarkation, at the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Fine Arts (now SAAM). The National Symphony’s then-principal percussionist 
Tony Ames and I launched the thing, freaking out the museum’s security 
staff by generating, to everybody’s astonishment, a crowd large enough to 
endanger the Lincoln Gallery artwork. 

Much has changed, but the Consort’s excitement and enduring commitment to sharing with our wonderful audience the music of our time hasn’t.