Evento

American Voices - Santa Cruz Chamber Players

C.A.Jordan, concert director and soprano; Kathleen Purcell, flute,
alto flute, and bass flute; Kristin Garbeff, cello; Kumi Uyeda, piano

The second concert of our spectacular new season is a triple-entendre of American composers, featuring the words of three uniquely American poets, sung by a uniquely talented American soprano.
The program includes our featured trio of American composers and poets, starting with the perennial favorite, Knoxville: Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber, on the poem of the same name by James Agee; a new and expanded version of Dream Within a Dream by local favorite Chris Pratorius Gómez, on the poem by Edgar Allen Poe; and a world premiere by UCSC alumnus Daniel Brown on Tony Hoaglands impactful poem, Personal.
The sensuous and rarely performed Henry Cowells 1938 Toccanta features the soprano voice as another chamber instrument and the interplay between the four musicians is both lively and quite intoxicating.
Ernest Blochs Cello Suite No. 1, and Undine, Smith Moores Afro-American Suite, will round out the program with enticing instrumental pieces. The granddaughter of slaves, Moore was a prolific composer and music educator. This suite injects spiritual melodies and jazz influences into the European art form of piano trio, featuring flute instead of violin.