A performance of “The Porch Over the River” and new choreography to “Variations” are scheduled for the next several weeks. The latter, based on edited (for time and content) moments, created by Ashley Thursby-Kern of the Louisville Ballet for Choreographers’ Showcase (we collaborated on the first such showcase in 2015). Jason Steigerwalt (baritone), Marilyn Nije
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Music for ten
Announced recently: a new work for NouLou Chamber Players, whose members include musicians from the Louisville Orchestra and the University of Louisville, will premiere on April 15 of 2024 in an 18th century library. Lacking a title, at the moment, it’s music for 10 players (a dectet or decet or dixtour or…).
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Langston Hughes Songs at 21C
Later this month at 21C Museum, Orchestra Enigmatic will present a the new orchestrated version of Langston Hughes Songs, with Jan Pellant conducting and Susan Hahn singing. This latest iteration includes a newly-composed overture. The earliest versions of these songs are from 1999-2000, and have been modified (slightly) over the past sixteen years.
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