Western Wind Vocal Sextet Appears in OF DREAMS, DESIRES, AND DRAGONS at St. John's In The Village in March
The concert celebrates Women's History Month with a rich assortment of music by classical and modern women.
By: Stephi Wild Feb. 17, 2022
The Grammy-nominated Western Wind Vocal Sextet will present "Of Dreams, Desires & Dragons: Music by Women from Hildegarde to Joni Mitchell"on Saturday, March 19 at 7:00 PM at St. John's in the Village, 218 West 11th Street, NYC (West Village). The concert celebrates Women's History Month with a rich assortment of music by classical and modern women composers. Both live in-person and live streaming tickets are available.
The program features a new commissioned work, "Certain Dragons" by Martha Sullivan; a Medieval chant by Hildegarde von Bingen; Renaissance and Baroque works by Casulana, Cazzolani, Strozzi, and Aleotti; part-songs by Fanny Hensel, Rebecca Clarke and Amy Beach; contemporary works by Tania León and Liz Hanna, and songs by Joni Mitchell.
The Western Wind singers are sopranos Linda Lee Jones and Elizabeth van Os, countertenor Eric S. Brenner, tenors Todd Frizzell and David Vanderwal, and bass Steven Hrycelak. They will be joined by guest artist Richard Kolb on lute/theorbo.
All tickets can be purchased online at http://www.westernwind.org/concerts.html. Tickets are $35 general admission, $50 (Friend), and $20 student/senior tickets. Patron and sponsor tickets are $100 ($50 tax deductible), $250 ($200 tax deductible) and $500 ($450 tax deductible). Live streaming tickets are $15 - $500 and available for purchase at https://www.musae.me/westernwind/experiences/1265/the-western. For more concert information, please call 212-873-2848 or e-mail info@westernwind.org.
Western Wind begins its 53rd year in 2022. Since 1969, this Grammy nominated vocal sextet has devoted itself to the special beauty and variety of a cappella music. The New York Times has called them "A kaleidoscopic tapestry of vocal hues." The ensemble's repertoire reveals its diverse background, from Renaissance motets to Fifties rock'n'roll, medieval carols to Duke Ellington, complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies. Visit them at http://www.westernwind.org.
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