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“Porgi, amor,” from Le nozze di figaro
COLLABORATIVE PIANIST: Leigh Hope McAllister
“Wildfire” Excerpt
COMPOSER: Adrienne Schoenfeld
LIBRETTIST: Demree McGhee
COLLABORATIVE PIANIST: Leigh Hope
PROGRAM NOTES: Based on the life of Frankenstein novelist Mary Shelley, Wildfire is a newly commissioned song cycle exploring Shelley’s troubled life and struggles. With themes about motherhood, creative impulse, and life after loss, the cycle plays on gothic themes to tell the story of the prolific author’s life.
Performed and Premiered 2022
becoming julie
COMPOSER — Lauren Marshall
COLLABORATIVE PIANIST: Leigh Hope
PROGRAM NOTES: Premiered in 2022, becoming julie is a piece about the remarkable life of bisexual historical figure Julie D’Aubigny. The meditative work reflects on Julie’s life “behind the scenes”, examining her gender identity as well as her sexuality
Performed and Premiered 2022