Composers Concordance Presents: Art of the Art Song

On Friday, November 22nd, 2024 at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents soprano Ljiljana Winkler and trumpeter Peter Oswald. These two musicians traveled from Bavaria to join the CompCord String Quartet in a concert of new compositions and older music reimagined in new ways. Featured compositions include Corazón Coraza by Graciela CarriquÍ with words by Mario Benedetti, Carolyn Steinberg's 'Das Wunderlied' with words by Else Lasker-Schüler, 'From Eve's Perspective' by Faye-Ellen Silverman with words by Mark Twain and Natasha Bogojevich's Vocalise ' 'Kassia'. Also on the program are two works from the standart soprano repertoire; 'O Mio Babbino Caro' by Giacomo Puccini and Felix Mendelssohn’s 'Auf Flügeln des Gesanges'. These are reimagined by Gene Pritsker with jazz harmonies, grooves and improvisation. The CompCord String Quartet is: â€‹Funda Cizmecioglu, Mark Zaki - violins,

Eddy Malave - viola, Mary Wooten - cello.

 

 

The concert will also be live-streamed on Composers Concordance's Facebook Page.