Place & Time
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park & 51st
New York NY
May 17, 2007
7:30 pm
Contact Info
See St. Bart's website to order tickets (www.stbarts.org)
Program
(In)Habitation: Musical Settings of Margaret Atwood Poetry
Eileen Strempel, soprano & Sylvie Beaudette, piano
Orange Afternoon Lover (2006) Lori Laitman
Against Still Life (b. 1955)
I was Reading a Scientific Article
I am Sitting on the Edge
Take (2006) Libby Larsen
(b. 1950)
Moments of Change (2004) Elisenda Fábregas
I. The moment (b. 1955)
II. Habitation
III. More and more
IV. It is dangerous to read newspapers
V. Late night
Brief Intermission
Atwood Songs (2007) Tania León
Notes towards a poem that can never be written (b. 1943)
Memory
Eating Fire
Habitation
Four Evasions
From Midnight Songs (2006) Amanda Harberg
Memory (b. 1973)
Night Dreams (2006)* Judith Cloud
Night Poem (b. 1954)
Siren Song
Variations on the Word Sleep
Flying Inside Your Own Body
*world-premiere performance
Additional Information
Soprano Eileen Strempel and pianist Sylvie Beaudette have fashioned an engaging program of musical settings of Margaret Atwood poetry, all newly commissioned works by some of the top female composers of our time. Join us for a musical evening, filled with gems written expressly for the artists by Libby Larsen, by beloved NY metropolitan composers Amanda Harberg, and Tania León, along with the world premiere cycle "Night Dreams" by Judith Cloud.
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