Concert Two

Finding Voice: Insights into Belonging

Saturday, October 26 2024, 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 27 2024, 3:00 pm

Samantha Bounkeua, concert director & violin
Shannon D’Antonio, violin
Rebecca Dulatre-Corbin, viola
Kristin Garbeff, cello
Lori Schulman, soprano

“Finding Voice: Insights into Belonging” celebrates themes of vulnerability and identity through the works of female, queer, and trans composers including Caroline Shaw, Jessie Montgomery, and Alex Temple. The program features two tender song cycles for quartet and voice, contrasting Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet’s The Juliet Letters with Alex Temple’s Behind the Wallpaper. The former imagines Romeo’s letters to Juliet, while the latter embarks on a dreamlike journey of gender transformation. Flirting the line of contemporary classical and pop aesthetics, this concert invites the audience to explore the multifaceted layers of identity, community, and transformation.

PROGRAM

Entr’act, Carolyn Shaw (b. 1982)
Duo for Violin and Cello, Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
The Juliet Letters, Elvis Costello (b. 1954) and the Brodsky Quartet

INTERMISSION

Arnika, Sufjan Stevens (b. 1975), arranged by Avery Knific (b. 1992)
Silent Moon, Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964)
Behind the Wallpaper, Alex Temple (b. 1987)

Venue: Christ Lutheran Church 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos

• • $30 General
  • $10 Students – valid ID required
  • Children 12 and under admitted free

• • Six tickets for the price of five, plus one Hi5 Bonus Ticket
  • $150 per person
  • Choose Saturday evening 7:30 pm or Sunday afternoon 3 pm
  • Children 12 and under admitted free