5–4–6 Five Pieces for Sextet by Stefania de Kenessey

5–4–6 Five Pieces for Sextet
(flute and clarinet in Bflat with string quartet)
Composer-Stefania de Kenessey
Score dedicated to Richard Auldon Clark

Based on Menstrual Rosary, a music-theater piece for two women dressed like nuns, wearing bright red lipstick, who recite a rosary with a very repetitive rhythm.

Original text by Chiara Botticci and Vanessa Place
Commissioned for the launch of The New School's Gender and Sexuality Studies Institute.

©2023 Stefania de Kenessey

0:14 No. 1
4:57 No. 2
8:00 No. 3
10:53 No. 4
12:59 No. 5

Christine Moulton, flute
Scott Gerhardt, clarinet
Urara Mogi, violin
Arthur Moeller, violin
Richard Auldon Clark, viola
Clara Abel, cello

The Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
The Church of Christ and St. Stephen's
New York, NY

May 24, 2023