Apr 8, 2026
Cosmic and Divine Audiations: new works in premiere
Anne Dorothy Harley, soprano
Stacey Fraser, soprano
Leo Sussman, flute
Yasmina Spiegelberg, bass clarinet
PROGRAM
Changing Light — Kaija Saarihaho (1952–2023)
Stacey Fraser, soprano
Leo Sussman, flute
Two arias from The Shores of Eternity (world premiere)— Jack Van Zandt (b. 1954), text by Rabindranath Tagore
The Messenger
The Stars Look On
Stacey Fraser, soprano & electronics
Song Cycle for Mother Ann Lee (2012) — Christine Southworth (b.1978)
1. Love Is Little
2. Hands to Work, Hearts to God
3. Mother Ann's Song #2 and other Paralingual Texts
4. Once My Feet Walked
Anne Dorothy Harley, soprano with prerecorded tracks
Innumerable Suns (world premiere) — Martim Galvao (b. 1989)
Stacey Fraser, soprano
The name of the sound and the sound of the name (2024) (New York premiere) — Julian Bennett Holmes (b. 1991)
Anne Dorothy Harley and Stacey Fraser, sopranos
Leo Sussman, flute
Yasmina Spiegelberg, bass clarinet
Southworth and Bennett Holmes pieces were commissioned to texts by and about female mystics from all world traditions, for Voices of the Pearl: voicesofthepearl.org
Live from St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University.