AL-QUDS: JERUSALEM
FRIDAY / DECEMBER 9, 2016 / 7:00 P.M. / TICKETS: $65.00
Mohammed Fairouz, composer
Naomi Shihab, poetry
Andrew Cyr, conductor
Eve Gigliotti, mezzo-soprano
ModernMedieval Trio of Voices
Axion Estin Foundation
Metropolis Ensemble
One of the most talented composers of his generation.
In conjunction with The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s current major exhibition Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven, MetLiveArts commissioned composer Mohammed Fairouz and poet Naomi Shihab Nye to create a musical response in the form of a new song cycle for mezzo-soprano, strings, and percussion. Members of Grammy-nominated Metropolis Ensemble (led by conductor Andrew Cyr) and mezzo-soprano soloist Eve Gigiliotti will perform the world premiere.
The new work will be "embraced" by two sets of ancient choral music: O Jerusalem by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) performed by ModernMedieval Trio of Voices, and Eastern Orthodox chants in multiple languages performed by the Axion Estin Foundation’s psaltes (cantors) —hymns and psalms include Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:5-11).
A METLIVEARTS Production.
Contributing Artists
Mohammed Fairouz, born in 1985, is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned, and recorded composers of his generation. As an artist involved with major social issues… READ MORE
Grammy-nominated conductor Andrew Cyr is a leader in the rapidly growing contemporary music scene. His passion for creating new platforms for outstanding emerging composers... READ MORE
Eve Gigliotti’s 2016-2017 season includes a debut with Hawaii Opera as Giulietta in Les contes d’Hoffman, the world premiere of composer... READ MORE
Martha Cluver is a founding member of the Grammy award winning vocal band Roomful of Teeth. She also performs regularly with the Church of Trinity Wall Street Choir…. READ MORE
Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek is a former member of the acclaimed vocal quartet Anonymous 4 and is currently Artistic Director of… READ MORE
Dedicated to performing both new and early music, soprano Eliza Bagg has worked closely with a number of prominent composers... READ MORE
Naomi Shihab Nye was born on March 12, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Palestinian father and an American mother. During her high school years, she lived in Ramallah… READ MORE
The Axion Estin Foundation (AEF) produces programming, events and publications in a comprehensive effort to broaden understanding and audience for Byzantine music… READ MORE
Ian Rosenbaum made his Kennedy Center debut in 2009 and 2012 joined the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “CMS Two”… READ MORE