SASHA COOKE: HOW DO I FIND YOU
January 30, 2022
Overview
Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke returns to Davies Symphony Hall for a program made up entirely of world premieres written by composers during the pandemic and dedicated specifically to Cooke. Together with pianist Kirill Kuzmin, Cooke shines a light on the hopes, fears, and observations of living through an unprecedented time, featuring the brightest compositional talents in music today.Immediately following the performance, join us for a roundtable discussion onstage featuring Sasha Cooke and composers Matthew Boehler, John Glover, Jimmy López Bellido, Nico Muhly, and Frances Pollock.
Program
Caroline
Shaw
“how do I find you”
Kamala Sankaram
and Mark Campbell
“Listen”
Matt Boehler
and Todd Boss
“Risk Not One”
Missy
Mazzoli
“Self-Portrait with Dishevelled Hair”
John Glover
and Kelley Rourke
“Spider”
Rene Orth
and Colleen Murphy
“Dear Colleagues”
Christopher Cerrone
and John K. Samson
“Everything Will Be Okay”
Gabriel
Kahane
“The Hazelnut Tree”
Andrew Marshall
and Todd Boss
“(A Bad Case of) Kids”
Huang Ruo
and David Henry Hwang
“The Work of Angels”
Timo Andres
and Lola Ridge
“Altitude”
Nico Muhly
and Thomas Traherne
“Inward Things”
Hilary Purrington
and Mark Campbell
“That Night”
Lembit Beecher
and Liza Balkan
“After the Fires”
Frances Pollock
and Emily Roller
“#MasksUsedToBeFun”
Joel Thompson
and Gene Scheer
“Still Waiting”
Jimmy
López
“Where Once We Sang”
PRESENTING SPONSOR OF
THE GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES
SUPPORTING SPONSOR OF
THE GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES
ALL SEVENTEEN WORLD PREMIERES IN
SASHA COOKE’S RECITAL ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF LAURENCE CORASH AS A SURPRISE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GIFT TO HIS WIFE, MICHÈLE.
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