Swoon
Louis K. Meisel Gallery
141 Prince St
NY
40.72568
-74.000709
Description
This latest genre-blending collaboration from The Colonials features poet J. Mae Barizo, guest soprano Charlotte Mundy and guest pianist David Kaplan in a performance driven by the diverse music of women composers, including Clara Schumann, Hannah Lash, Augusta Read Thomas and Caroline Shaw. The centerpiece of the evening is a song cycle by Doug Balliett, featuring Barizo's text SWOON, intertwined with a performance of Robert Schumann's song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben. SWOON, commissioned for this event, re-imagines Adelbert von Chamisso's antiquated 19th century text Frauenliebe und -leben as a post-feminist manifesto. Join us in what is sure to be an immersive and revealing literary and musical event. The event will take place in Soho's Louis K. Meisel Gallery. The performance will be segmented by a wine tasting flight, curated by Rob Moose. Canapés will be served.Program:Clara Schumann: Soirées Musicales, op. 6 Selections: Nocturno, Ballade, and Mazurka (Alexandria Le, piano)Selections from The New Davidsbündler Dances: movements based on Schumann by Augusta Read Thomas, Caroline Shaw, and Hannah Lash (David Kaplan, piano)Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, freely arranged by Doug Balliett interleaved with D. Balliett: SWOON, cycle of songs on texts of J. Mae Barizo, written in response to Schumann's Op. 42 (The Colonials with Charlotte Mundy, soprano, and David Kaplan, piano)Performers: Charlotte Mundy, Soprano J. Mae Barizo, Poet Elizabeth Derham, Violin Kristina Giles, Viola Paul Wiancko, Cello Doug Balliett, Double Bass Alexandria Le and David Kaplan, PianoWebsite: www.thecolonials.org
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Start:
2016-02-09T19:00:00-05:00
End:
2016-02-09T21:00:00-05:00
Category
Music
Tickets
General Admission
40.0
USD
72