Mapping Stars
Intersection and Nashville in Harmony present Mapping Stars, works created and inspired by the LGBT community from composers James McCarthy and Nico Muhly. The performance also features One Voice Chorus of Charlotte, who will travel to Nashville for both performances.
For its US premiere, McCarthy’s “Codebreaker” is an oratorio about the life and work of Alan Turing, the father of computer science. “Turing was the British mathematician and cryptologist who was instrumental in deciphering the Enigma Code and defeating the Nazis in World War II,” says Don Schlosser, Nashville in Harmony’s Artistic Director. “Turing was also gay, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ and took his own life at a young age. It’s a tragic story, and a story that must be told.” The work will feature soprano soloist Tracy Fishbein.
Electric violinist Tracy Silverman will present the Nashville premiere of Nico Muhly's "Seeing is Believing," recently performed by Silverman at Carnegie Hall. Muhly’s work paints a sonic star map with electric violin loops guiding the chamber orchestra. Muhly is a prominent gay composer based in New York City. He is the youngest composer to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and has received commissions from Carnegie Hall, Library of Congress and the Philadelphia Orchestra, among others.
Nashville in Harmony and One Voice Chorus will present additional works throughout the evening including Greg Gilpin’s “Why We Sing,” Scott Evan Davis’ “If the World Only Knew” and Bernice Johnson Reagon’s “Ella’s Song,” among others.
Date and Time
Saturday Apr 22, 2017
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
April 22 at 7:30 p.m., April 23 at 3:00 p.m.
Location
East Nashville Magnet High School
110 Gallatin Avenue
Nashville, TN 37206
Fees/Admission
$35, $25 Tickets
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