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L.O.T.S - Second Friday Free Music Series - Muusic at Noon April 11 at the Davis UU Church!
Members of the Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento will present an eclectic program of vocal works, including Gilbert & Sullivan favorites from: The Gondoliers, The Mikado, Patience, and Iolanthe; to the West Coast Premiere of two powerful contemporary songs for soprano, cello, and piano by Chickasaw composer, Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, based on contemporary Indigenous women's narratives (one of a family doctor serving the Navajo Nation during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the other is by a Chickasaw astronaut who has been chosen by NASA to be the first human on Mars).
Song 1: Hozhó (ho-zsho) is composed for Sophina Calderon and is a musical reflection of her account of being a family doctor during the Covid-19 pandemic, on the Navajo reservation. It is based upon keywords from her poem, Navajo Nation Strong and contains reflections of traditional Navajo songs. This work is dedicated to Sophina and her Navajo community.
Song 2: Ithánali (I Know) is about a Chickasaw woman astronaut who is designated to be the first human to set foot on Mars. In her excitement, fear and wonderment, she is also aware of the irony of her own action - colonizing Mars - and how it compares/contrasts to the historic colonization of her own tribe. This song is the first of a song cycle, expressing many aspects of being a modern American Indian and is sung in English and Chickasaw.
Performers include: Carley Neill, soprano, Paige Kelly, mezzo soprano, Natasha Collinski, mezzo soprano, Robert Vann, tenor, Charlie Baad, baritone, Jill Ferreter, piano
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