Coro Allegro of Boston commissions St. Louis composer for new epic work, March 24, 2019

 

composed by Fred Onovwerosuoke

commissioned by Coro Allegro of Boston, MA

Tai Oney

counter-tenor

Jonas Budris

tenor

Fred Onovwerosuoke

composer

Coro Allegro of Boston

August 27, 2018

AMERICA, WE NEED TO TALK

Sunday, March 24, 2019 3pm • Sanders Theatre,
Cambridge, MA

FRED ONOVWEROSUOKE:
A Triptych of American Voices: A Cantata of the People

A kaleidoscopic world premiere by an immigrant composer that shines light on America through the prisms of three great poems: Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Langston Hughes' "As I Grew Older,” and Michael Castro's "We Need to Talk.” Also on the program is a reprise of the composer's "Caprice for Piano & Orchestra"

Tai Oney, countertenor
Jonas Budris, tenor
Darryl Hollister, piano
Coro Allegro and the Coro Allegro Chamber Orchestra,
David Hodgkins, conductor & artistic director

Visit http://www.fredomusic.com for composer Onovwerosuoke's profile and works.
Visit http://www.coroallegro.org for contact and other Coro Allegro info.
Visit http://www.countertenorcorner.com/tai-oney.html for counter-tenor Tai Oney's profile.
Visit http://jonasbudris.com for tenor Jonas Budris profile. 

A Triptych of American Voices: A Cantata of the People, a new work by St. Louis composer, Fred Onovwerosuoke, is a kaleidoscope on prevailing themes of American political discourse, from the purview of an immigrant composer. It's a musical narrative told from the prisms of 3 great poems - Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Langston Hughes' "As I Grew Older," and Michael Castro's "We Need to Talk." The musical lingua is deliberately diverse, drawing from a variety of cultural influences. Imagery abound - of Native American pow-wows, early African American holler songs, and ancient chants echoed from Appalachian mountains - all woven on a sonic tapestry that is immediately American, but in a broad perspective, universal. The 30-minute work, scored for mixed chorus, counter-tenor and tenor soloists, and orchestra, was commissioned by Coro Allegro of Boston, MA. World premiere concert scheduled for March 24, 2019, 3PM at the Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, MA.