Lynx Project: Amplify Series 20-21 Premieres Concert
$15+
Michelle Isaac — Selected works
Liza Sobel Crane — Selected works
Pierce Gradone — Selected works
Mike McFerron — Selected works
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
Leah Dexter, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Ward, baritone
Daniel Baer, piano
LYNX’s Amplify Series sets the poetry and prose of neurodivergent individuals to music as contemporary classical song. Amplify advocates for the voices of neurodivergent individuals, and adds important new repertoire to this classical vocal music genre. LYNX is a nonprofit art song organization that celebrates diverse voices through newly commissioned song and connects communities through inclusive concerts and innovative educational programming.
Writers whose poetry and prose is featured in this year’s musical commissions are Aiden Levy, Pablo Hernandez, Mitchell Robins, and Benjamin Smidt. These young writers are primarily non-speaking, and use alternative methods of communication including letterboarding.
The songs that feature their words include new commissions by Chicago composers Nico Gutierrez, Michelle Isaac, Liza Sobel, Pierce Gradone, and Mike McFerron, and are performed by soprano Kristina Bachrach, mezzo soprano Leah Dexter, baritone Nicholas Ward, and pianist Daniel Baer.
The broadcast begins at 6:50pm Central / 4:50pm Pacific.
Schedule:
- 6:50pm-7:05pm CDT pre-concert Zoom hosted by Groupmuse. You'll have a chance to say hi to the performers before the show :-)
- 7:05pm CDT concert stream begins
- 8:10pm CDT concert finishes and we return to Zoom for a post-concert virtual celebration!
About Groupmuse
Groupmuse is a worker- and musician-owned cooperative seeking to uplift artists and strengthen broader community bonds through live, intimate performances of historically-rooted music.
https://www.groupmuse.com