The “I Exist Project”
amplifies the richness and diversity of queer life, culture,
and artistry by partnering with a broad spectrum of talented
queer composers and performers. Our mission is to inspire the
creation and promotion of innovative queer repertoire that
celebrates the unique experiences and voices within our
community, fostering greater understanding, connection, and
visibility for all.
Program
Nathan Froebe: Array
Zachery S. Meier: with love, from the other side
Trey Makler: jouissance, or learning to let go (WORLD
PREMIERE)
Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
arr. Kevin Taylor
Experience the exciting Afro-Brazilian musical traditions, with
master drummer and candomblé player Jorge Alabê. Friends of
Alabê’s and the UC Davis Samba School will join together under
his direction for this concert. For more than two decades,
Alabê gave worldwide tours with Samba groups he directed,
including Oba Oba. Alabê is a renowned teacher and innovator,
and now directs Grupo Samba Rio in San Francisco.
Conductor-pianist Stephen Drury will talk about the
“Concord Sonata” by Charles Ives and then perform it. The
sonata (his second) is one of the most definitive American
piano works of the 20th century; each movement is named for
leading figures of the Transcendentalism movement of the 19th
century. 2024 is coincidentally the 150th anniversary of Ives’
birth.
“State of Being” is an autobiographical concert experience
for one vocalist, Emily Thorner, and electronics. It is
comprised almost entirely of commissioned works written
specifically for Emily’s unique voice by a multi-national
lineup of living composers.
Program
Garrett Mendelow: Voices of Consequence
Kaley Lane Eaton: Bad News
Max Hundelshausen: (this sentence here fills the)
AIR