ABOUT
A three day festival exploring the work of living composers in the genre of song, featuring 1 world premiere, 1 US premiere, and many regional premieres.
“Best of 2019 - Best Programming” – Chicago Classical Review
PROGRAM I:
THE CITY
A program celebrating the songs of four of Chicago’s internationally-renowned women composers: Stacy Garrop, Lita Grier, Shulamit Ran, and August Read Thomas.
ARTISTS
Lauren Snouffer, soprano | Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Samuel Almaguer, clarinet | John Arida, piano | Lisa Kaplan, piano
PROGRAM
STACY GARROP: Smile O Voluptuous Cool-breathed Earth
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: Twilight Butterfly
LITA GRIER: Women’s Lives and Loves
A. R. THOMAS: Among Dawn Flowers
GARROP: My Dearest Ruth
SHULAMIT RAN: Love’s Call
GRIER: A Billy Collins Suite
A. R. THOMAS: Your Kiss - WORLD PREMIERE
GARROP: Dirge Without Music
PROGRAM II:
THE NATION
A program celebrating the songs of a diverse group of America’s leading composers including Gabriela Lena Frank, Philip Glass, Jake Heggie, Nico Muhly, Ned Rorem, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider.
presented in partnership with The Poetry Foundation
ARTISTS
Lauren Snouffer, soprano | Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Samuel Almaguer, clarinet | Yuan-Qing Yu & Kathleen Brauer, violins | Weijing Wang, viola | Ken Olsen, cello | John Arida, piano | Lisa Kaplan, piano
PROGRAM
PHILIP GLASS: In the Arc of your Mallet from Monsters of Grace
GABRIELA LENA FRANK: Iberian Songs - MIDWEST PREMIERE
JAKE HEGGIE: Encountertenor (sel.)
NED ROREM: Ariel
SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER: Mad Song
SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER: Chrysalis
NICO MUHLY: Lorne Ys My Likinge - MIDWEST PREMIERE
CAROLINE SHAW: And So - MIDWEST PREMIERE
PROGRAM III:
THE WORLD
A program celebrating a diverse, international group of composers and their work in the genre of art song, including Nicolas Bacri, Jonathan Dove, Kaija Saariaho, Ian Venables, and Errollyn Wallen.
ARTISTS
Lauren Snouffer, soprano | Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Ken Olsen, cello | John Arida, piano | Lisa Kaplan, piano
PROGRAM
JONATHAN DOVE: Come unto these Yellow Sands from Ariel
KAIJA SAARIAHO: Mirage
NICOLAS BACRI: Drei romantische Liebesgesänge Op. 126, No. 1a - US PREMIERE
IAN VENABLES: At the Court of the Poisoned Rose Op. 20
DOVE: Out of Winter
ERROLLYN WALLEN: Daedalus