Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Liza Sobel & Jonathan Hannau / deaf rabbit
Free (Donations appreciated)
George Crumb — Apparition
Jonathan Hannau — Humility
Carlos Jaquez Gonzalez — Juarez
Oswald Huynh — Glass Shards
Nico Muhly — Drones & Violin
Robert Paterson — Freya's Tears
Liza Sobel, soprano
Jonathan Hannau, piano
George Crumb – Apparition
Jonathan Hannau – Humility
Liza Sobel – Selection from I DID, DID I? (world premiere)
Carlos Jaquez Gonzalez – Juarez
Joining forces for the first time in concert, Liza Sobel and Jonathan Hannau have curated a program of music focused around the haunting song cycle George Crumb’s Apparition in celebration of his 90th birthday. Both Jonathan and Liza will include their own original songs. They will perform Jonathan's Humility and the world premiere of an aria from Liza's opera, I DID, DID I?. In addition, the concert will feature vocal music by Chicago based composers, including Carlos Jaquez Gonzalez's song, Juarez.
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Rachel Peters, violin
Autumn Selover, harp
Oswald Huynh – Glass Shards (world premiere)
Nico Muhly – Drones & Violin
Robert Paterson – Freya's Tears
Representing the eclectic programming of this genre-hopping duo, deaf rabbit will be showcasing new works for violin and harp by American composers. Opening the program is the official premiere of Glass Shards, written for deaf rabbit by Vietnamese-American composer Oswald Huynh. Journeying into the memory of a melancholy lullaby, Glass Shards recalls and shatters the melody of a traditional Southern Vietnamese song. Exploring the space occupied by both sound and music, is Nico Muhly's Drones & Violin. An attempt at "stylized noise", Drones & Violin invites the listener to playfully and thoughtfully process the constant noise with which we surround ourselves, an act not unlike "singing along with one's vacuum cleaner." Rounding out the program is Freya's Tears, a companion of Robert Paterson's larger work, The Book of Goddesses. A triptych embodying the female deities of Iris, Freya, and Sekhmet, and celebrating global influences inspired by the respective Greece, Norse, and Egyptian mythologies.
The livestream will take place at 8:30pm Central / 6:30pm Pacific.
Attending in person: The event will take place at:
Constellation
3111 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60618
Please support the artists by purchasing a donation based ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/frequency-series-presents-liza-sobel-jonathan-hannau-deaf-rabbit-tickets-162085561277
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