Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke returns to Davies Symphony Hall for a program made up entirely of world premieres written by composers during the pandemic and dedicated specifically to Cooke. Together with pianist Kirill Kuzmin, Cooke shines a light on the hopes, fears, and observations of living through an unprecedented time, featuring the brightest compositional talents in music today.
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Program Items
Timo Andres
“Altitude” [World Premiere]
Lembit Beecher
“After the Fires” [World Premiere]
Matt Boehler
“Risk Not One” [World Premier]
Chris Cerrone
“Everything Will Be Ok” [World Premiere]
John Glover
“Spider” [World Premiere]
Gabriel Kahane
“The Hazelnut Tree” [World Premiere]
Jimmy López
“Where Once We Sang” [World Premiere]
Andrew Marshall
“A Bad Case of Kids” [World Premiere]
Missy Mazzoli
“Self-Portrait with Disheveled Hair” [World Premiere]
Nico Muhly
“Inward Things” [World Premiere]
Rene Orth
“Dear Colleagues” [World Premiere]
Frances Pollock
“Masks Used to be Fun” [World Premiere]
“Masks Used to be Fun” [World Premiere]
“That Night” [World Premiere]
Huang Ruo
“The Work of Angels” [World Premiere]
Kamala Sankaram
“Listen” [World Premiere]
Caroline Shaw
“How Do I Find You?” [World Premiere]
Joel Thompson
“Still Waiting” [World Premiere]
Performers
Sasha Cooke
Mezzo-soprano
Kirill Kuzmin
Piano