The world premiere of the piano/vocal version of Robert Paterson’s New York Stories with American Modern Ensemble, featuring librettos by New York City-based librettists, including Mark Campbell, David Cote, Margot Connolly, Briana Elyse Hunter, John De Los Santos, and Sokunthary Svay.
Complimentary Beer & Wine Reception Immediately to Follow - Meet & Greet the Artistic Team and Creators!
PROGRAM NOTE
New York Stories began as a single duet for soprano, baritone, and piano called Crossing The Hudson with text by Mark Campbell, which was commissioned by the Five Boroughs Music Festival. A few years later, David Cote wrote lyrics for a duet with the same instrumentation called Extraordinary, as a concert ender for two song cycles we created, called In Real Life I and In Real Life II. After these two pieces, I sensed a pattern emerging, or at least a potential project: since both of these pieces take place in and contain texts by writers based in New York City, I thought it would be fun to ask four other talented New York City-based writers to write lyrics or short libretti, with the only stipulation that each piece be inspired by or take place in the five boroughs. The other writers I chose for this project include Margot Connolly, Briana Elyse Hunter, John de los Santos, and Sokunthary Svay.
PROGRAM
ROBERT PATERSON – New York Stories
Original and Only – Libretto by Margot Connolly
Extraordinary – Libretto by David Cote
Shallow Wishes – Libretto by John de los Santos
River Park – Libretto by Sokunthary Svay
Rules In Effect – Libretto by Briana Elyse Hunter
Crossing The Hudson – Libretto by Mark Campbell
ARTISTS
Alexandra Henderson, soprano
Emily Solo, soprano
Christopher Rodgriguez, baritone
TBD, baritone
TBD, piano
Order and artists are subject to change