THE SLEEPERS for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, by DAVID LIPTAK - upcoming performances:
November 9 at the Hochstein School of Music and November 10 at the Memorial Art Gallery, both in Rochester NY.
Performers: Cordancia Chamber Orchestra with soprano soloist Tyler Cassidy-Heacock, and conductor Rachel Lauber.
This setting of the Walt Whitman poem "The Sleepers" uses the eighth and final part of this poem. Written for soprano and chamber orchestra, the work was commissioned by Kathleen Kenny Suher, in memory of her mother Patricia Kenney Bertz.
The program also features composer anniversaries and includes "Dreams" by George Antheil, and "Champagne Galop" by H. C. Lumbye.
Nov. 9 at Hochstein School of Music at 7pm
50 N Plymouth Ave
Rochester, NY 14614
Nov. 10 at Memorial Art Gallery at 2:30 pm
500 University Ave
Rochester, NY 14607
Celebrating 10 years, Cordancia revisits some of its favorite repertoire. A decade ago, Milhaud's "La Création du Monde" brought a group of musicians together for a performance in 2009. This event became the creation of Cordancia. For this year's celebrations, Cordancia will perform La Création with dancers from BIODANCE and Rachel Lauber on the podium. Artistic Directors: Pia Liptak (concertmaster) / Kathleen Suher (principal oboist).
