New Voices Festival 2023: Worldliness III

• Sarah Brailey, soprano
• Helena Brown, soprano
• Laura Strickling, soprano
• Sarah Nelson Craft, mezzo-soprano
• Will Liverman, baritone
• Michael Brofman, piano
• Mila Henry, piano
• Danny Zelibor, piano

Clarice Assad — Confessions
Mikhail Johnson — Praise to the Mother of Jamaican Art (world premiere)
Cecilia Livingston — Penelope
Tania León — Atwood Songs
Reinaldo Moya — Ciudades del Porvenir
Gabriela Ortiz — Canciones de Agua
Carlos Simon — American Sonnets (world premiere)

BASS's season finale celebrates the immense diversity of music from the Americas with works representing Canada, the US, the Caribbean, as well as Mexico and South America. The program includes 2 world premieres: Mikhail Johnson's partnership with his fellow Jamaican, poet laureate Lorna Goodison, and Carlos Simon's new work based on the searing poetry of Terrance Hayes.

This program will be performed in person Thursday, June 1 at First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn. It will also be released digitally on Wednesday, June 19.

The in-person performance on June 1 will be preceeded by a Pre-Concert Lecture at 7pm with composer Carlos Simon.

About Brooklyn Art Song Society

http://brooklynartsongsociety.org/

About Sarah Brailey, soprano

https://sarahbrailey.com/

About Helena Brown, soprano

https://www.helena-brown.com/home

About Laura Strickling, soprano

https://www.laurastrickling.com

About Sarah Nelson Craft, mezzo-soprano

https://www.sarahnelsoncraft.com

About Will Liverman, baritone

http://www.willliverman.com/

About Michael Brofman, piano

http://mikebrofman.com/

About Mila Henry, piano

https://milahenry.com/

About Danny Zelibor, piano

https://brooklynartsongsociety.org/artist/danny-zelibor/