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The Return of Song

December 12, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

· Tickets starting at $25

This concert features the world premiere of the New Amsterdam Singers commission I Go Among Trees by Robert Paterson, with guest marimbist Makoto Nakura. Paterson chose splendid texts for this 15-minute work: the title poem by renowned poet and nature lover Wendell Berry, May Sarton’s wry take on the cold weather in New England, and John Freeman’s fast-moving, colorful ode to the kestrel. The marimba is a brilliant instrument evoking flight.

Also on the program: Vincent Persichetti’s 12-movement Winter Cantata for women’s voices, flute and marimba; Francis Poulenc’s set of prayers of St. Francis for unaccompanied men’s voices, featuring the composer’s trademark luminous harmony; and three works by Black composers Rosephanye Powell, Uzee Brown, and John Work, characterized by lively syncopated rhythm or yearning emotion. Plus, we’ll present the New York premiere of We Will Stand Up by Karen Siegel. Inspired by the youth plaintiffs demanding a stable climate in Juliana vs. United States, the work was commissioned by a 10-choir consortium.

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All NAS singers and staff are fully vaccinated, and singers are tested prior to the performance. All audience members will be asked to provide proof of vaccination and to remain masked throughout the performance.

I Go Among Trees, World premiere, commissioned by NAS Robert Paterson
We Will Stand Up Karen Siegel
Winter Cantata Vincent Persichetti
The Word was God Rosephanye Powell
Deus in Adjutorium Meum Benjamin Britten
O Radiant Dawn James MacMillan
Wake me up, Lord Uzee Brown
Newborn John Wesley Work III
Quatres petites prières de Saint François d’Assise Francis Poulenc

The same program will also be presented on Friday, December 10th, at 8PM and online on Monday, December 13th, at 8PM.

Details

Date:
December 12, 2021
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:
$25
Event Category:

Organizer

New Amsterdam Singers
Phone
914-712-8708
Email
info@nasingers.org
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Venue

Broadway Presbyterian Church
Broadway at 114th Street
New York, NY United States
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