Crossing Borders: Vertical Labyrinth World première Maureen Batt, soprano The Halifax Camerata Singers Jeff Joudrey, Artistic Director Composed by Amy Brandon Poetry by Nela Rio Poetry translation by Hugh Hazelton and Sophie M. Lavoie Tickets are pay-what-you-want and can be accessed via Side Door. Vertical Labyrinth Program This piece was originally programmed on…
Crossing Borders: Shifting the Lens Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 8pm AT/ 7pm ET (48-hour replay available, purchase tickets and watch anytime until Friday @ 8pmAT) ~~~~PROGRAM, TEXTS, TRANSLATIONS HERE~~~~ Crossing Borders Shifting the Lens Program Dec 8, 2021 Fabián Arciniegas, tenor Claire Harris, piano Maureen Batt, soprano Tara Scott, piano Grej, vocals…
The debut album of composer Saman Shahi is here! This has been in the works for years and I’m elated that it is out! Story time… In 2015, I put out a call for scores for my Crossing Borders recital series. Among the submissions, was a song called “Fevered Ashes” by Saman Shahi. I…
Coming up this week in Toronto is the next concert of the third iteration of Crossing Borders. Earlier today I chatted away about how and why I created this series. You can watch the FB “Live” video archive here: https://www.facebook.com/maureenbattsoprano/videos/1782912332017356/ For this tour in particular, I put out a call for scores, and took quite a…
It is with great pleasure that Cheryl Duvall and I announce the composers whose works will be featured on Crossing Borders: Realities Blurred in Philly (March 13, 7:30PM) and TO (March 20, 2:30PM): Anna Höstman*, Brian Harman, Joseph Glaser, Leila Lustig*, Rodney Sharman*, Saman Shahi*, Shelley Marwood, Dan Martin, Jenny Beck, Ross Crean*, Tony Marasco* Featuring texts/lyrics…
CALL FOR WORKS – OPEN TO ALL COMPOSERS Update (Sept. 14): I have been pleasantly inundated with submissions from composers all over! I may not have the time to respond to each one of you individually for follow-up, but THANK YOU for introducing me to your work! Composers whose works are being considered for this…
A huge thank-you to those who joined me and Cheryl on the inaugural tour of Crossing Borders: A Celebration of New Music from New Mexico to Nova Scotia! We had a magnificent time in Halifax, Philadelphia, and Toronto! We’re already planning for season 2! The day before our final concert, we found out that the…
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