HER 2020 - 2021 SEASON RE-IMAGINED Celebrating the Impact of Women on the World Monteverdi, Rossini & Brahms "Temptations" A VOCAL CONSORT Live Performances November 3 - 8, 2020presents PARTNERS Monteverdi, Rossini & Brahms "Temptations" Eric Holtan, Founding Music Director Philip Moody, Assistant Director Corporate Season Sponsor Associate Corporate Season Sponsor Season Sponsors Andrew & Cammie Watson Associate Season Sponsor Frances S. Richardson Fall Season Sponsors John E. Wahl & Mary Lou Forier Spring Season Sponsor Carol des CognetsEQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITYItalian Madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643 ) Ecco mormorar l’onde Sfogava con le Stelle Si ch’io vorrei morire Un’aura amorosa Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) from Così fan tutte Gene Stenger, tenor Part-Songs from the Romantics O schöne Nacht Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Abendlied Johannes Brahms O Luce di quest’ anima Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848) from Linda di Chamounix Asleif Willmer, soprano I Gondolieri Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Claire de lune Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) Edward Vogel, baritone Music of Love & Life If Music Be the Food Of Love David Dickau (b. 1953) A Song of Joys David Dickau There is a Tye James Kallembach (b. 1978) Kim Leeds, alto Flight Song Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980) Snake from Eve-Song Jake Heggie (b. 1961) Erika Burkhart, soprano Temptation Tom Waits (b. 1949) arr. Vince Peterson (b. 1981) PROGRAM Monteverdi, Rossini & Brahms "Temptations"Eric Holtan, Founding Music Director Philip Moody, Assistant Director Marie Sierra, Rehearsal Accompanist TRUE CONCORD VOICES & ORCHESTRA SOPRANO Jennifer Bates (Portland, ME) Erika Burkhart (Tucson, AZ) Asleif Willmer (Santa Cruz, CA) ALTO Kim Leeds (Fitchburg, MA) Clifton Massey (Brooklyn, NY) TENOR Gene Stenger (New Haven, CT) Michael Jones (Peoria, IL) BASS Thann Scoggin (Philadelphia, PA) Edward Vogel (New Haven, CT) PIANO Marie Sierra (Tucson, AZ) Eve Tempted by the Snake by Giuseppe Bezzuoli. Premiered at the 1855 World's Fair in Paris. Currently on display at the Gallery of Modern Art at Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy.$20,000 or more Warren & Donna Beck $10,000-$19,999 Marlys Beider Nancy March & Neil Ampel Frances S. 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Past collaborative partners have included Arizona Choir, Arizona Early Music Society, Artifact Dance Project, Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, UA Dance, and The University of Arizona Poetry Center. In addition to notable partnerships, True Concord works with nationally- and internationally-known soloists of the highest caliber, including Jeffrey Biegel, Richard Paul Fink, Kelley O’Connor, Morris Robinson, Jubilant Sykes and Corinne Winters. The True Concord experience is not only about highly polished, professional performances. It’s about the synergy between audience and performers that attracts new fans and keeps loyal subscribers coming back year after year. In 2015 True Concord made its debut in New York City at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall with a performance of their commission Prayers and Remembrances by Stephen Paulus. On that same day, True Concord released its Far in the Heavens CD, comprised of recently composed and previously unrecorded works by Paulus. That year, Far in the Heavens earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Choral Performance, and Paulus’s 35-minute oratorio was awarded the GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. ABOUT USTrue Concord is committed to creating memorable experiences through Now in its 17th season, many audience members have been with True Concord since its beginning. Fans continue to count on a commitment to excellence and thought-provoking creativity — and look forward to each new season of beautiful, expanding and enriching experiences through music. Since the outset of the COVID epidemic, True Concord worked to re-imagine a fall season that would be safe and accessible to ev- eryone. They devised a modified fall season of live and streaming performances to address concerns while still producing rich musi- cal experiences. “A number of our patrons haven’t been outside this entire time,” says Founding Music Director, Eric Holtan, “we can only imagine the sense of profound isolation and loneliness they are experiencing. Music is a powerful way to stay connected and in touch.” Putting the artists in a “True Concord bubble," the group’s 18 vocalists (most of whom come from outside Tucson), have quarantined for 10 days prior to rehearsals, tapings and live performances. Local instrumentalists quarantined at home and all artists are continuously tested to ensure their health. Live performances will be held at outdoor venues with safety measures in effect adhering to pandemic safety regulations and social distancing guidelines. To serve patrons who aren’t able to enjoy in-person concerts, True Concord is offering streaming concert experiences everyone can enjoy in the comfort of their homes. Produced by the award- winning television crew of Arizona PBS, these concerts will be a unique opportunity for more people to see and hear True Concord than ever before. “Witness firsthand those very special moments when the energy of the audience flows into the performers, and the music rises to a point where all is hushed in the hall, and every soul waits eagerly for the next note.” — Tucson LifestyleNext >