Radiance: The Fields
Free ($20 suggested price)
Hildegard von Bingen — O frondens virga
John Michael Paulson — Dream Land
Hildegard von Bingen — O viridissima virga
Mitchell Fund — In Those Fields
Hildegard von Bingen — O vos felices radices
Tom Walworth — Our View
Traditional — Earth's Burdens
Traditional — Le Diable et Le Fermier
Traditional — Wayfaring Stranger
Robert Lowry — Shall We Gather At The River?
Lauren Kastanas — Selected works
This performance has been rescheduled from May 8.
Eric Whitacre – Sleep
Hildegard von Bingen – O frondens virga
John Michael Paulson – Dream Land
Hildegard von Bingen – O viridissima virga
Mitchell Fund – In Those Fields
Hildegard von Bingen – O vos felices radices
Tom Walworth – Our View
Traditional, arr. Windborne – Earth's Burdens
Traditional, arr. Windborne – Le Diable et Le Fermier
Traditional, arr. Lauren Kastanas – Wayfaring Stranger
Robert Lowry, arr. Lauren Kastanas – Shall We Gather At The River?
The music of Hildegard of Bingen has long been appreciated for its vernal, crystalline beauty. For our final Choral Destination, set in the beautiful mountain valleys of the North Cascades, we've paired this beloved repertoire with contemporary works by local composers John Paulson, Mitchell Fund, and Tom Walworth. Join us, along with guest ensembles Windborne and Graveyard Girls, for an adventure into a countryside springing to life.
The livestream will take place at 7pm Pacific.
Concert will be streamed on Facebook Live. Click here for performance link and more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1901660810014744
Support Radiance by buying a virtual ticket! Suggested ticket price $20: http://radiance.ticketleap.com/the-fields-songs-of-abundance/
About Windborne
"The most exciting vocal group in a generation," Windborne's captivating show draws on the singers' deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony, while the absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the present. Known for the innovation of their arrangements, their harmonies are bold and anything but predictable.
With a 20-year background studying polyphonic music around the world, Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan share a vibrant energy onstage with a blending of voices that can only come from decades of friendship alongside dedicated practice. The ensemble shifts effortlessly between drastically different styles of music, drawing their audience along on a journey that spans continents and centuries, illuminating and expanding on the profound power and variation of the human voice. The singers educate as they entertain, sharing stories about their songs and explaining the context and characteristics of the styles in which they sing.
BBC Traveling Folk describes Windborne as "subverting expectations and redefining the genre [of vocal music] ... just absolutely phenomenal!" Audiences and critics lavish praise upon the singers not only for their technical mastery, but for the passion, engagement, and connection with each other and the audience that imbues each performance with a rare power.
But there's another, crucial dimension to Windborne that guides and roots their artistry. They are adherents to folk music's longtime alliance with social activism, labor and civil rights, and other movements that champion the oppressed, the poor, and the disenfranchised. Their 2017 project, Song on the Times, is a collection of songs of social struggle from the past 400 years, sung for the struggles of today. Bursting with lyrics that, while penned decades or centuries ago, still ring true in modern times, Windborne's dynamic harmonies breathe new life into these songs. The group was unexpectedly propelled into the limelight when a video of them singing Song of the Lower Classes, (originally from the 1840s in England) outside Trump Tower went viral in 2017, prompting their shift into touring full time.
http://www.windbornesingers.com/singers/