SMCO & Choral Arts NW: Journeys of Discovery & Hope
$15-$25
Franz Joseph Haydn — Missa in Angustiis ("Mass for Troubled Times") in D minor, Hob. XXII:11 "Lord Nelson Mass"
Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas, an Andean Walkabout
Joseph Haydn – Mass for Troubled Times, Hob. XXII/11 “Nelson Mass”
SMCO and Choral Arts collaborate for the first time in a performance that responds to the current sociopolitical scene and inspires hope for the New Year. Haydn's landmark Mass for Troubled Times ("Nelson Mass") is an uplifting masterpiece written in a time of great anxiety. Gabriela Lena Frank's 21st century masterwork Leyendas combines western classical and Andean folk music traditions, drawing on the concept of mestizaje, where cultures co-exist without the subjugation of one by the other. There may be no greater way to commemorate the anniversary of an administration that continues to push a travel ban than by celebrating the artistic voice of a woman of color, the daughter of immigrants whose music is strongly influenced by her Peruvian/Chinese and Lithuanian/Jewish heritage.