{"id":504,"date":"2022-08-01T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T19:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/?p=504"},"modified":"2022-08-01T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T19:00:26","slug":"announcing-sauntering-songs-a-cantata-for-skylark-vocal-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/announcing-sauntering-songs-a-cantata-for-skylark-vocal-ensemble\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing “Sauntering Songs,” a cantata for Skylark Vocal Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWorld Premiere Performances in April 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

I am thrilled to share a once-in-a-lifetime, dream-come-true project, and my third collaboration with the world class Skylark Vocal Ensemble:\u00a0<\/strong>Sauntering Songs<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A love letter to wanderlust, this World Premiere commission weaves together art songs, choral music, and literature into an expansive cantata on the theme of walking. Influences from rock, folk, and musical theater feature prominently in this score marrying Skylark\u2019s voices with an instrumental quartet. From Walt Whitman to the present day, Sauntering Songs<\/em>\u00a0celebrates diverse characters who search for freedom and fulfillment through subversive journeys on foot.<\/p>\n

This work is an expression of so much that I’m passionate about, in music and in life. I look forward to sharing this work with audiences in Massachusetts next spring!
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\nSubscription tickets are available now for the three World Premiere concerts as part of Skylark’s 2022-23 season, “a tour de force of innovative programs that re-define the choral experience for singers and audiences alike.” Single tickets go on sale August 25. Learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 | 7 pm
\n(6:15 pm pre-concert talk)
\nSimon Center for the Arts
\nat Falmouth Academy
\nFalmouth, MA<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 | 7 pm
\n(6:15 pm pre-concert talk)
\nChurch of the Redeemer
\nChestnut Hill, MA<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 | 7 pm
\n(6:15 pm pre-concert talk)\u200b
\nSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church
\nNewburyport, MA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

World Premiere Performances in April 2023 I am thrilled to share a once-in-a-lifetime, dream-come-true project, and my third collaboration with the world class Skylark Vocal Ensemble:\u00a0Sauntering Songs. A love letter to wanderlust, this World Premiere commission weaves together art songs, choral music, and literature into an expansive cantata on the theme of walking. Influences from … <\/p>\n

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