In Wonderland

A Music Drama Through Art Song 

Follow Ann, a recent widow, and her young daughter Lili, as the face the predicament of either remaining behind in their patriarchal homeland or treading unknown roads in search of new beginnings.

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Bear witness as Ann packs light and quickly takes her daughter away into a better future.

Featured Performers

Gwenna Fairchild Taylor (soprano), Alondra Vega-Zaldivar (soprano), Alexander Smith (percussion), Joel Tangjerd (cello), Caitlin Frasure (piano). Not pictured: Katherine Watson (flute), Michael Lukaszuk (electronics), Pratik Gandhi (conductor)

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Program

Part 1

Homesick - Intermezzo for solo cello  

                                                                                                          by Edgar Suski

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I Ask My Mother to Sing for soprano, mezzo-soprano and xylophone

music by Matthew Becker poem by Li-Young Lee

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Pack Light for soprano, flute, cello and percussion

                                                                                    music and libretto by Alondra Vega-Zaldivar 

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When You Unpack It for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, cello and vibraphone

music by Rose M. Hall libretto by Lila Palmer

Journey Poems for soprano, flute, cello, piano and percussion

                                                               music by Gene Pritsker, poems by H. Hesse, L. Tzu, M. Basho,                                                                      J. Kerouac and R. Tagore

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Hope, Travelling Somewhere New for soprano, mezzo-soprano and vibraphone

music and libretto by Elizabeth Hannan

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Searching for mezzo-soprano and piano

                                                                                                      music and poetry by Roydon Tse 

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In Stars We'll Lose Our Way... for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, piano, percussion

music by Juro K. Feliz poetry by Riley Palanca

Part 2

Utterings for mezzo-soprano and electronics

                                                                            music and text by Michael Lukaszuk

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Full Moon Peeps for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, piano and percussion

music by José Jesús de Azevedo Souza and poems by P. K. Padhy and V. Boyko

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Coming Home for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, cello and piano

music and libretto by Homa Samiei                                                            

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Home Is A Complicated Word for soprano and piano 

music and poem by Aaron Lee

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No La Voc for soprano and flute

music by Christina Volpini and poem by Guilio Grimaldi​

Ballots Boxes and Dead Flags for soprano, flute, cello, percussion, pianos and electronics

music and libretto by Andrzej Tereskowski 

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Blue Hum for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, piano, percussion and electronics

                     music by Peter Michael von der Nahmer libretto by M. Mott Newirth and A. Prestidge

Excerpts from Coming Home