Collaborative Piano Institute: songSPARKS composition program
Jun
8
to Jun 16

Collaborative Piano Institute: songSPARKS composition program

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The Collaborative Piano Institute is proud to announce songSPARKS, led by Sparks & Wiry Cries’ co-founders Martha Guth and Erika Switzer. For nine days in June at the University of Michigan, songSPARKS will gather established and emerging composers alongside song performers to develop and share new works through dialogue, workshop, and world premiere performances showcasing the work of our accepted applicants.

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Filigree Ensemble
May
2
7:00 PM19:00

Filigree Ensemble

Experience a powerful and moving journey through Earth's story in Monstrous Gaia. This unique performance blends poetry, vocal artistry, and instrumental meditations to explore the profound and complicated relationship between our planet and humankind.

St. James the Less
Scarsdale, NY

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Sparks & Wiry Cries
Feb
8
7:30 PM19:30

Sparks & Wiry Cries

Meltdown
Grounded in the lived experience of scientific practice, Meltdown uses music and video to explore the intertwined dynamics of grief over the climate crisis and the exploitation and extraction of people and land.
Performed by mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn, violinist Francesca Anderegg, cellist Jules Biber and pianist Erika Switzer, Meltdown was co-created by Hai-Ting Chinn, librettist David Cote, and composer Stefan Weisman. Visual design by Camilla Tassi.

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Guarneri Hall Presents
Nov
7
6:30 PM18:30

Guarneri Hall Presents

Guarneri Hall Presents

Thirty-five years after its dismantling, the Berlin Wall continues to hold a place in memory as a symbol of the Cold War. The collective output of a generation of writers, artists, and musicians on both sides of the Iron Curtain reveals a complex and often unexpected mix of conflicted nationalist loyalties, ideological optimism, and artistic triumph in the face of profound challenge. Guarneri Hall’s three-day festival commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 will explore the music of the Cold War and its context through the socio-political lenses of both the west and the east. With the help of leading topical experts, each event will illuminate less conventionally understood aspects of the era’s music and provide a balanced view of the forces that influenced its composers.

Selections from “The Hollywood Songbook” (1942-43) for low voice and piano
Fourteen Ways of Describing Rain, Op. 70 for flute, clarinet, violin/viola, cello and piano
Septet No. 2 (“Circus”)  for flute/piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, and string quartet
“Serious Songs” for baritone and strings

Artists: Tyler Duncan, baritone; Erica Switzer, piano; Elizabeth Fayette and Stefan Hersh, violins; Brian Hong and Tanner Menees, violas; Ari Evan and Alexander Hersh, cellos; Constance Volk, flute; Katherine Jimoh, clarinet; Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon

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