…I was deeply involved with Peter Maxwell Davies‘ fabulous (and hard) piece Eight Songs for a Mad King. Here’s an excerpt from the performance; enjoy! To be frank, I still haven’t watched through the entire video just because I creep myself out.
Eight Songs for a Mad King: A DMA Lecture-Recital
Morgann Davis, flute
Ching-Hsie Hsu, clarinet
Mary Perkinson, violin
Emily Gruselle, cello
Ian Disjardin, percussion
Jeff Gibbens, piano
Ching-chun Lai, conductor
Jerry Hui, voice
Now you can listen to the premiere performance of Salmo 150, sung by the Hong Kong Young People’s Chorus two weekends ago. Thank you singers, and thank you conductor Virginia Cheng for working with them! If you like the chorus, do check out their YouTube channel.
If you are in Hong Kong this weekend and if you are in the mood for choral music, please go to the concert of Hong Kong Young People’s Chorus! I’m honored that among many master pieces such as Duruflé’s Requiem, my setting of Salmo 150 (Psalm 150 in Spanish) will be premiered. While the text is taken from the “Reina-Valera Antigua” translation from the 16th century, I draw much influence from the Spanish Renaissance masters as well. The result is a piece that’s highly contrapuntal, imitative, and full of text painting.
HKYPC presents Duruflé’s Requiem
8/14 (Saturday) 6pm
Li Hall, St. John Cathedral, Central, HK
If you do make it to the concert, please let me know what you think!
…and Ripley wants to get out!
Even though I’m not travelling for the summer, there are plenty of exciting happenings here in Madison for me.
1) I’ll be working hard in finishing the libretto and the music for my opera, “Wired for Love”.
2) I’m working with Four Seasons Theatre once again, in the concert version of “South Pacific”–a small role, and helping out with music rehearsals when needed.
3) Madison Early Music Festival. Need I say more?
4) Singing with Isthmus Vocal Ensemble.
5) Growing vegetables and flowers in my backyard. Squash, potatoes, tomatoes, and loads of herbs!
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