Unexpected Voices: Living Composers Defying the Status Quo

Unexpected Voices: Living Composers Defying the Status Quo

This program features works by composers operating outside of societal norms. Paul Chihara explores the unique intersection of his identities—as a Japanese-American whose earliest memories were shaped in an internment camp, a successful composer of classical and film scores, and a dedicated cat father—through Fleeting Shadows, Still Reflections. Jeffrey Scott’s Elegy for Innocence, written for Monica Ellis, examines the passionate optimism of Imani Winds as it struggles against the realities of our society’s musical and artistic infrastructure. Wood, Water, Roses: Women’s Medicine for Difficult Times strives to move beyond traditional healing practices to nourish the body and soul of one particular woman, a young bassoonist recovering from a catastrophic accident.

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