Get excited about the voices of today during
March Moderns,
a festival of new works.
Delight in the Conspirare listening experience with new music for voices and instruments. Deepen your experience during conversations with composers and artists before and after the concerts. Join us for the world premiere of
Songs for Muska
, composed by 2017-2018 American Prize winner
Jocelyn Hagen
. Hagen’s musical textures and colors sing in these settings of landays (2-line Pashto folk poems) translated by Eliza Griswold and Farzana Marie’s translations of poems by young Afghani women.
Launch your March Moderns journey with
Vanguard,
showcasing extraordinary works for voices by three of today’s boldest compositional voices:
Caroline Shaw
,
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
, and
Andrea Clearfield
.
Kile Smith’s
ethereal new work
,
a setting of St. John of the Cross’
Spiritual Canticle
for voices, three cellos, and vibraphone, will surround listeners in a sensual sound bath to close the festival.
March 26
Vanguard
St. Martin's Lutheran Church
March 29
Songs for Muska
Bates Recital Hall
March 31
Canticle
St. Martin's Lutheran Church
