Voices of the new 2024 - April 9, BROOKLYN
Voices of The New:
Invites a diverse group of professional musicians to share their whole artistic selves with audiences through a singer-driven, collaborative process.
Presents new commissions, interdisciplinary works, and vocal ensemble music drawn from a rich variety of singing traditions—past and present—that emphasize a multiplicity of voices and viewpoints.
Harnesses the unique power of blended voices and the joy of communal music-making to foster greater understanding and harmony in the wider world.
Previous Seasons
2023 - voices of the new winter festival
January 31, 2023 | 7:30 PM
SONGS TO THE UNKNOWN
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An exploration of singing as way of connecting ourselves to something larger that our individual selves, featuring Hannah Selin’s “…and we fly away”
Including works by Caroline Shaw, Melissa Dunphy, Marques Garrett, Reena Esmail, and David Ludwig
February 14, 2023 | 7:30 PM
LOVE, LONELINESS, AND LAMENTATION
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Our version of a Valentine’s Day concert, from the sweet to the cynical and everything in between, featuring Max Vinetz’s “cheap placeholders for real things” for voices and string quartet
Including works by David Ludwig, Claudio Monteverdi, Arvo Pärt, and Samuel Barber
February 28, 2023 | 7:30 PM
CIRCLE IN MOTION
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We celebrate the extraordinary power of communal music making to create connections in this concert featuring Raquel Acevedo Klein’s “Songs in Motion”
Including works by Moses Hogan, Marques Garrett, Stephen Paulus, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Melanie DeMore, Rosephanye Powell, Undine Smith Moore, and Joan Szymko
2022 - ORBITS, by will healy
Voices of The New presented the world premiere of Orbits by Will Healy & spoken-word artist spiritchild, performed by ShoutHouse and the Voices of Ascension Singers. The concert, melding hip-hop, jazz, and classical music, featured a set of songs from ShoutHouse; a performance of New York Revisited, Healy’s latest work for chorus; and a new choral arrangement of RaShonda Reeves’ “A Day with Mae” from Astronautica: Voices of Women in Space.
Voices of The New invites a diverse group of professional musicians to share their whole artistic selves with audiences through a singer-driven, collaborative process. Presenting new commissions, interdisciplinary works, and vocal ensemble music drawn from a rich variety of singing traditions—past and present—Voices of The New emphasizes a multiplicity of voices and viewpoints. Voices of The New is dedicated to harnessing the unique power of blended voices and the joy of communal music-making to foster greater understanding and harmony in the wider world.
Help us continue this innovative programming that provides a space for the next generation of choral composers and performers as part of the ecosystem that feeds the future of choral music.