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21c Liederabend, op. 3
21c Liederabend, op. 3 / Festival of Contemporary Art Song
Creative direction by Beth Morrison and Paola Prestini
Music direction by Julian Wachner
Featuring NOVUS NY, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and New
York's finest solo singers
Program 1—Friday night (see below for lineup)
Program 2—Saturday night (see below for lineup)
The art-song recital is given fresh new life in the 21c
Liederabend festival. Over the course of two evenings—with each
featuring a distinct, dynamic program—video artists and lighting
designers are paired with luminaries from the New York and
international new-music scenes.
Boasting 9 world premieres, the festival—which played to sold-out
audiences in its last two incarnations—showcases performances by
NOVUS NY, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and a host of top
soloists. The Friday lineup (Program 1) includes songs by Missy
Mazzoli, Ted Hearne, Mohammed Fairouz, David T. Little, Marie
Incontrera, Eric Whitacre, Tod Machover, and more. On Saturday
(Program 2), hear Anna Clyne’s commissioned vocal work The Lost
Thought; Judd Greenstein’s My City: Mannahatta,
featuring animation by Joshua Frankel; Paola Prestini’s Hubble
Cantata; works by Nico Muhly and Julian Wachner; and much
more. Full lineups listed below.
Scenic and lighting design by Maruti Evans
Projection design by S. Katy Tucker
Co-commissioned and co-produced by Beth Morrison Projects and
VisionIntoArt
Composers: Paola Prestini, Tom Cipullo, David Handler, Huang
Ruo, Eric Whitacre, Aleksandra Vrebalov, Missy Mazzoli, Tod
Machover, Du Yun, Marie Incontrera, Mohammed Fairouz, Ted
Hearne, and David T. Little
Featured performers: Christopher Burchett, David Adam Moore, Daisy
Press, Min Xiao-Fen, Trinity Choir, Anne-Carolyn Bird, Sarah
Heaton, Lauren Worsham, Jessica Rivera, Tyrone Chambers, Timur
Bekbosunov, Peter Tantsits, Marnie Breckenridge, and Netsayi
& Black Pressure
Composers: Paola Prestini, Thomas Cabaniss, Christopher Cerrone,
Eric Whitacre, Judd Greenstein (with new animation by Joshua
Frankel), Anna Clyne (Festival Commission), Nico Muhly, Julian
Wachner, Olga Neuwirth, and Michel Van der Aa
Featured performers: Jessica Rivera, Amelia Watkins, Daisy Press,
Trinity Choir, DM Stith, Trio Medieval, Timur Bekbosunov,
Christopher Burchett, Rachel Calloway, Marnie Breckenridge,
and Netsayi & Black Pressure
Composer and conductor Julian Wachner and baritone Christopher Burchett lead this class on art song, in conjunction with 21c Liederabend, op. 3. Singers receive personalized vocal training and expert feedback.
Composer and conductor Julian Wachner and baritone Christopher Burchett lead this class on art song, in conjunction with 21c Liederabend, op. 3. Composers get a rare glimpse into the composition process.
Beth Morrison Projects was founded in 2006 to support emerging and established composers.
VisionIntoArt (VIA) is a composer-run collective founded in 1999 at the Juilliard School.
The 2013 Next Wave Festival showcases the very best in contemporary performance, plus artist talks, storytelling, visual art, and film.