Cantata Singers continues its 2020-21 season with an exciting broadcast of works by Gerald Finzi, Marjorie Merryman, David Hoose, Edward Elgar, and Shawn Okpebholo. Paired with the music will be engaging conversations with Composer Marjorie Merryman, Music Director and Composer David Hoose, and Composer Shawn Okpebholo, led by Chamber Series Director Allison Voth. Cantata Singers soloists Luellen Best, Tom Best, David Smyth, Virginia Bailey, Alexandra Whitfield, Angelynne Hinson, Leslie Leedberg, Janet Ross, Max Rydqvist, Jennifer Webb, Brian Church, and Susan Navien will also be featured.
Gerald Finzi
My Spirit Sang All Day
from Seven Unaccompanied Part-Songs
David Hoose, conductor
14 February 2011
Jordan Hall
Boston
Marjorie Merryman
When the World Becomes Smaller
Five Songs for Unaccompanied Solo Voices
Texts by Sarah Cohen,
based on singers’ reflections
Luellen Best, soprano
Tom Best, tenor
David Smyth, baritone
Virginia Bailey, alto
Alexandra Whitfield, soprano
David Hoose
From an Old Nest
Four Verses for Unaccompanied Voices
Poem by Yosano Akiko
Angelynne Hinson, soprano
Leslie Leedberg, soprano
Janet Ross, soprano
Max Rydqvist, baritone
Edward Elgar
Weary Wind of the West
from Three Late Part-Songs
David Hoose, conductor
14 February 2011
Jordan Hall
Boston
Shawn Okpebholo
three moods
Songs for Unaccompanied Voices
Texts based on singers' reflections,
and from the Book of Numbers
Jennifer Webb, mezzo-soprano
Brian Church, bass
Susan Navien, soprano
Join Cantata Singers on Friday, 7/2, for an exciting broadcast of works by Dorothy Chang, Heinrich Schütz, Sheila Silver, and Jason Sabol. As our season closes, one thing has been constant: our commitment to beautiful, thought-provoking, often surprising, and inspiring programming. Paired with th...