Join us for an evening of celebration and remembrance. During Día de los Muertos families create ofrendas or altars to remember and honor the memory of their ancestors. ROCO and Musiqa will present short original contemporary, classic compositions as musical ofrendas. Inprint will also present original readings written in the tradition of making an offering during the Día de los Muertos celebrations. This free event is a partnership between ROCO, Inprint, Musiqa, and Lawndale Art Center.
MUSICIANS
Karol Bennett, soprano
Shino Hayashi, cello
Alecia Lawyer, oboe
Suzanne LeFevre, viola
COMPOSERS
Karim Al-Zand
Longing and Loss
for voice, oboe, viola, cello.
Uses two tanka (a form of Japanese poetry) by Izumi Shikibu (a tenth century Japanese poet) on the death of her lover.
Rob Smith
Exultation
for voice and the full ensemble
Uses a text from Emily Dickinson.
Pierre Jalbert
A short piece, for soprano, oboe, and cello
based on a text by Kahlil Gibran.
Marcus Maroney
For Soprano and pizzicato cello
Uses W.H. Auden’s villanelle If I Could Tell You
Anthony Brandt
Setting of a short text by Chief Dan George
May the Starts Carry Your Sadness Away
Instrumentation TBD
WRITERS
Meghan Hendley
David Tomas Martinez
Rich Levy
Analicia Sotelo