Written in 1930 for orchestra, baritone soloist, a large chorus,
and pipe organ. Song of Hope was likely never
performed during Price’s lifetime and was only recently found in
the University of Arkansas’s archives in an unopened envelope. It
will be only the sixth time the work has been performed
since its first performance was given in March of 2022 by the
Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, New York. That performance was
given as a part of the ONEcomposer
initiative’s efforts to disseminate the stories of musically
excellent, historically excluded legacies.
Price: Resignation
conducted by undergraduate music major Natalie Laurie
Amy Beach:The Chambered Nautilus for Chorus and Orchestra
Pusaka Sunda
Burhan Sukarma, director
featuring Ani Sukmawati, Rina Oesman, and Yusdiana—special
guests from West Java
Pusaka Sunda, directed by Burhan Sukarma, will present a
concert of Sundanese music and dance from West Java,
Indonesia, featuring guest performers Ani Sukmawati, Rina
Oesman, and Yusdiana. The concert marks the retirement of
Henry Spiller, who has taught at UC Davis since 2005,
including directing UC Davis’s Gamelan for much of that time.
Spiller’s teaching and research focus on the performing arts of
West Java. Pusaka Sunda’s performance will feature
several of Spiller’s most influential teachers and consultants,
including Undang Sumarna (UC Santa Cruz), Burhan Sukarma
(Pusaka Sunda), and guest artist Yusdiana (with whom
Spiller studied during Fulbright research in West Java,
1998–99).
