Voices of Ascension: Voices of Manahatta
$14-$55
Raven Chacon — Voiceless Mass
Andrew Balfour — Vision Chant
Cris Derksen — Triumph of the Euro-Christ (U.S. premiere)
Voices of Ascension, the New York City-based professional chorus dedicated to sharing the transformative power of choral music through performances, commissions, and community engagement, presents "Voices of Mannahatta" on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:30pm at The Church of the Ascension. The program explores the history of the land on which the concert hall stands, on the unceded lands of the Munsee Lenape, Mannahatta Island.
In collaboration with The Eagle Project—NYC's only Lenape-led performing arts organization—this concert will feature the multimedia world premiere by composer Danielle Olana Jagelski (Oneida/Ojibwe). Written for five Indigenous classical singers from the Mvskogee, Acoma Pueblo, Cherokee, Anishinaabe, and Taíno Nations, the composition Holy Ground is accompanied by a five-octave marimba and vibraphone, with video imagery created by visual artist Sage Ahebah Addington (Navajo).
The program will also include performances of Raven Chacon's 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning composition Voiceless Mass, featuring The International Contemporary Ensemble and the Church's Manton Memorial Organ; Andrew Balfour's Vision Chant; and Cris Derksen's Triumph of the Euro-Christ (a United States premiere).
About Danielle Jagelski, conductor
About International Contemporary Ensemble
With a commitment to cultivating a more curious and engaged society through music, the International Contemporary Ensemble – as a commissioner and performer at the highest level – amplifies creators whose work propels and challenges how music is made and experienced.
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