Clogs, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Shara Worden and more played Ecstatic Music Festival (pics, setlist)
photos by David Andrako
Shara Worden & The Orchestra for the Next Century, Ecstatic Music Fest 2013
As you may know, the Ecstatic Music Festival is underway in NYC with concerts happening now through March 21 at Merkin Concert Hall in the Kaufman Music Center. Last night (2/6) featured a performance by Clogs and Sarah Kirkland Snider & Orchestra for the Next Century. The latter was presenting the world premiere of Unremembered, a 13-song cycle set to poetry and artwork by New-York-based poet/writer Nathaniel Bellows. DM Stith, My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden (who performed the opening night) and Clogs’ Padma Newsome. sang as part of it. Pictures from the evening, as well as setlist and program notes, are in this post.
The next EMF performance happens February 20 featuring a collaboration between Deerhoof and Chicago ensemble Dal Niente, including new work by Brazilian-born composer Marcos Balter. Deerhoof and Dal Niente previously collaborated last summer as part of Chicago’s Wordless Music series. Tickets to the event are still available.
More pics from last night’s Ecstatic Music Festival performance are below…
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Rachel Elliott
Panma Newsome
Clogs
DM Stith
John Schaefer and Sarah Kirkland Snider
Martha Culver, Sarah Kirkland Snider and Caroline Shaw
Allen Tate & Avery Griffin
Gary M Schneider, Music Director
Merkin Concert Hall
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 7:30 pmKaufman Music Center
presents
Ecstatic Music Festival®Clogs, Sarah Kirkland Snider and Orchestra for the Next Century,
Gary M. Schneider, conductorNew Sounds Live co-presentation
WNYC’s John Schaefer, hostPADMA NEWSOME
Overtures to the Public from 2 Moon Smile (2012)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, VOCALISTS and CLOGSPink Lycra – Only Friend (2012)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, VOCALISTS and CLOGSSelections from Shady Gully (2012)
CLOGSSong of the Bees (2011)
CLOGS and SHARA WORDENLoev Song (2007)
STRING ORCHESTRA and CLOGSDM STITH
Mountains of Mind (2012)
Arr. Judd Greenstein DM STITH and CHAMBER ORCHESTRASHARA WORDEN
Looking at the Sun (2012)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA and SHARA WORDENThat Point When (2012)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA and SHARA WORDENWhoever You Are (2012)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA and SHARA WORDEN
Originally commissioned by Brooklyn Youth ChorusIntermission
SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER
Unremembered (2012) World Premiere
Words: Nathaniel Bellows for chamber orchestra and vocalists1. Prelude
2. The Estate
3. The Guest
4. The Girl
5. The Swan
6. The Witch
7. The River
8. The Orchard
9. The Speakers
10. The Song