Circuit des Yeux & Erika Dohi with Bergamot Quartet & Brooklyn Youth Chorus
$29 ($15 student – by phone or at the box office)
Singer/songwriter Haley Fohr teams up with the virtuosic, barrier-defying pianist Erika Dohi and Bergamot Quartet for an evening of new music. Fohr is a vocalist, composer, and singer-songwriter based in Chicago celebrated for her 4-octave voice and unique style of 12-string guitar. Described as "virtuosic" (The New York Times) and "barrier-defying artist" (Mix Magazine), Osaka-born and New York-based pianist Erika Dohi is a multi-faceted artist with an eclectic musical background. From highly polished traditional classical to bold improvisation, she is a dynamic performer whose timeless style and unidiomatic technique sets her apart in contemporary NYC avant-garde circles.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus will give the world premiere of a new song cycle by composer Alev Lenz.
$15 student tickets are available by phone or in person. Call the box office at (212) 501-3330.
About Haley Fohr (Circuit des Yeux)
Haley Fohr (b. Dec 16 1988) is a vocalist, composer and singer-songwriter based in Chicago, Illinois. Her musical endeavors focus around our human condition, and her 10-year career as Circuit des Yeux has grown into one of America's most successful efforts to connect the personal to the universal. She is most distinctly identified by her 4-octave voice and unique style of 12-string guitar. Her mysterious "Jackie Lynn" project landed her on the cover of Wire Magazine in August of 2016. Her recent works include an Original Soundtrack for Charles Bryant’s silent film Salomé (1923), commissioned by Opera North, and her critically acclaimed 2021 album -io, released on Matador Records.
https://circuitdesyeux.com/