october 2024: she scales the sky…
Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:30pm
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 3pm
Third Presbyterian Church (map)
Vox Lusciniae returns with its third and most adventurous concert yet: SHE SCALES THE SKY…, coming to Western New York in October 2024.
Inspired by the incredible experience of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse and the Northern Lights in Western New York, this exciting program includes music that evokes the wonderment, magic, and curiosity we experience through witnessing the mysteries of our natural world. Our stories are forever transformed by these moments, and our imagination unleashed.
Featuring music from six countries with texts in Basque, Latvian, and Latin languages, our program includes world-premiere performances of music by English composer Tamsin Jones, American composer Sarah Marze, as well as contemporary music for treble choir by Ola Gjeilo, Melissa Dunphy, Laura Jēkabsone, Eva Ugalde, Dan Forrest, and others from around the world. We are especially excited to perform music by Vox Lusciniae member and WNY-based acclaimed composer, Caroline Mallonee.
Recordings coming soon!
Digital Program (with texts)
Program Listing (plaintext):
I. Through the water and through the air
Bob Chilcott - God of the Open Air
Tamsin Jones - Who has seen the Wind? (World Premiere)
Eva Ugalde - Uraren besotik
II. With light, and love, and living things
Marie-Claire Saindon - Day’s Voices
Ola Gjeilo - Northern Lights
Sarah Quartel - The Bird’s Lullaby
III. And learns her hands in a fairy tale
Melissa Dunphy - The Witch-Wife
Sarah Marze - Alchimia (World Premiere)
Laura Jēkabsone - Dindaru Dandaru
IV. To shine, to know, and be increased
Joanne Metcalf - Shining Light
Caroline Mallonee - Moon Madrigals
Dan Forrest - The Sun Never Says