Performers

6Degrees Composers

Regina Harris Baiocchi
Kyong Mee Choi
Ester “Hana” Hanviriyapunt
Janice Misurell-Mitchell
Patricia Morehead

Adore Alexander, counter tenor, recorded voice

Michael Allen, cello

Nyassa Bossette, voice

Africa Brown, voice and percussion

Kimberly Carlos, piano

Ester Hanviriyapunt, piano

Anthony Jones, baritone

Jeanel Le Blanc, contralto

Eric Trévon McCarter, tenor

Alex Klein, bass oboe

Andrea Morris, soprano

Felicia Patton, mezzo

Meerenai Shim, flute/alto flute

Program

Vox femina - The Woman's Voice

Regina Harris Baiocchi † | I’ve Got A Mother

Regina Harris Baiocchi † | Nourish

Regina Harris Baiocchi † | Who will Claim the Baby?

Africa Brown | Rhythm of a Woman

Kyong Mee Choi† | Quietly (Video)

Ester Hanviriyapunt † | And the Sun Came Up (I, II)

Janice Misurell-Mitchell † | O Sapientia ^

Patricia Morehead † | Altered Reality*

*World Premiere Performance
^ Midwest Premiere Performance
† Illinois-based Composer

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Vox femina - The Woman's Voice, presents works that reflect ideas and images of particular women but have a universal view. Regina Baiocchi's pieces, Nourish, Things Change, and I've Got a Mother, reflect African American culture and traditions. Kyong Mee Choi's video, Quietly, is based on a poem by the composer on the death of her father. Janice Misurell-Mitchell's O Sapientia, for flute/alto flute and electronics uses a recording of the antiphon by Hildegard von Bingen to reflect on humanity's loss of wisdom. Patricia Morehead's Altered Reality,for oboe, bass oboe, and electronics uses visual images created by her late sister, Sheryl Ann Noonan, a talented painter and sculptor. Her piece will also feature Alex Klein, former principal oboe in the Chicago Symphony. Ester Hana's piece, Untitled is brings a jazz inflection to our program. Our guest composer Africa Brown presents an upbeat celebration of womanhood through song and percussive dance.