Sponsored by Santa Cruz County Bank
44th Season | Sponsored by Rowland and Pat Rebele
Saturday, March 11, 2023; 7:30pm
Peace United Church of Christ
900 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
John Luther Adams
Raven Chacon
Philip Collins | Artistic Director
Raven Chacon | Guest Composer
(recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, 2022)
Michael McGushin | Conductor
Come early for the 6:30pm Pre-Concert Chat:
Composers Raven Chacon and Ben Dorfan; moderated by Philip Collins
Navajo composer Raven Chacon is the first Native American to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music, in 2022. Chacon will be in Santa Cruz on March 11 to hear and talk about his award-winning work, Voiceless Mass, as part of the concert “Listening to the Land.”
ALSO FEATURED: The Light Within by John Luther Adams, and two world premieres by Michael McGushin and Ben Dorfan, and music by Judith Weir.
Spanning North American territories, from New Mexico to the Arctic north, “Listening to the Land” juxtaposes the spiritual resonance of Navajo composer, Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass with the Artic-inspired, The Light Within by John Luther Adams — former resident of Alaska for nearly 40 years and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, 2014.”
CONCERT REPERTOIRE
Michael McGushin - Prologue—The Nightingale (world premiere)
Piccolo, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Timpani, Tambourine, Chimes, Marimba, piano, Violin, Cello
John Luther Adams: The Light Within
Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Vibraphone)
Ben Dorfan, new work (commissioned by NMW)
Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Vibraphone, marimba
Judith Weir- Blue Green Hill Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano
Raven Chacon- Voiceless Mass (Pulitzer Prize in Music 2022)
Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bells, Timpani, Crotales/Bass Drum, Pedal Organ, Violin (2), Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Sine Tones
Intermission
Raven Chacon-Voiceless Mass (Pulitzer Prize in Music 2022)
Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bells, Timpani, Crotales/Bass Drum, Pedal Organ, Violin
(2), Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Sine Tones
Ben Dorfan, Continuo (commissioned by NMW)
Bass Clarinet, Piano, Vibraphone, Marimba, Violin, Cello