Events

Creating a musical connection with the amazing 9th-century Kassia, while living in the present

Creating a musical connection with the amazing 9th-century Kassia, while living in the present

unter soreles wigele (Under Sarah"s Cradle) is a setting of a traditional Yiddish poem that plays on the folk melody associated with it, but in a contemporary context. It was commissioned by YIVO, Institute for Jewish Research as part of their project Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong Today.

Bridging Styles is the theme of this concert celebrating Da Capo Chamber Player's 50th Anniversary Season!

You can join the livestream for the world premiere of Judith's segment on the Composers Now Impact Series and hear her talk about her music as well as share some performance videos. She will be in the chat during the premiere to answer questions. This talk focuses on responding to the challenges and events of…

Pianist Ann DuHamel performs Plain Song on her program Prayers for a Feverish Planet - Multi-day Musical Series at the University of Minnsota Morris.

This international telematic festival celebrates Earth Day with pieces showcasing multiple perspectives about the earth.

Conductor J. Scott Ferguson and the Illinois Wesleyan University Collegiate Choir are participating in the premiere season of La Frontera (The Border). This is a setting of a poem written by an undocumented immigrant youth imprisoned in an American maximum security detention center.

Ayn Balija will give the U.S. premiere of the viola version of Rising on the Wings of Dawn during her UVA Chamber Music Series recital at the University of Virginia.

Rising on the Wings of Dawn is an image from Psalm 139 which inspired this solo piece. It received its world premiere performance by violinist Wanchi, and I created the new version for viola in close consultation with violist Ayn Balija for this premiere.