Choruses of UC Davis: "Galaxies"

Hubble photograph of a spiral galaxy with glowing yellow core, spiral arms and spiked star

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Highlights of this program include Amelia Brey's Hubble and two works in Spanish by Santiago Veros — Glaciare and Galaxias — all together exploring the human relationship with the light of outer space and and the light of fellow humans.

['Galaxias'] imagines human connection as a constellation: each being shines, but the surrounding stars — those we love across every plane of existence — shape the path with a light greater than we can fully perceive. Within The Four Lights, 'Galaxias' opens th the journey. Supported by piano and crystal glasses, the choir enters a bright, communal sound world where complex harmonies can be explored with clarity, energy, and joy. Santiago Vero

Program

Nicolás Dosman director and conductor

Chamber Singers

  • Moses Hogan: Hold On

  • Amelia Brey: Hubble

  • B.E. Boykin: Holding the Light

  • Eric Whitacre: Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine

Concert Choir
  • Santiago Veros: Glaciare
  • Santiago Veros: Galaxias
"Inspired by the majesty and relentless power of glaciers, this composition uses them as a metaphor, transposing their might onto the people who, through their presence, shape us and leave an indelible mark." —Santiago Veros

Tickets

  • Adult $30
  • Faculty and Staff $27 [ 10% off the top price ]
  • Children 18 and Under / Non-UC Davis Students  $17
  • Students at UC Davis $13

About the Artists

Dr. Nicolás Alberto Dosman is Director of Choirs, Associate Professor of Teaching at the UC Davis, and the Barbara K. Jackson Chair in Choral Conducting. He is the conductor of the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers and mentors graduate conducting students. Dosman is also the Music Director of the Grammy-award nominated Pacific Edge Voices.

Event Category

Music