What Belongs to You
A new chamber opera this week in Richmond + upcoming gigs this fall in NYC, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles.
Hello friends! Music and Math and Feelings will be taking one week off its regularly scheduled programming, returning Sunday Oct 6 — In the meantime, here are some upcoming performances you might enjoy if you happen to be in Richmond, New York, St. Louis, Minneapolis, or Los Angeles this fall. 🍁 Have a great week!
This week: What Belongs to You
I’ve been looking forward to this one all year:
What Belongs to You, a new opera by David T. Little, is an adaptation of Garth Greenwell's stunning debut novel of desire and its consequences. With lyric intensity and startling eroticism, this indelible story explores the ways our pasts and cultures, our scars and shames can shape who we are and determine how we love. Tenor Karim Sulayman portrays the protagonist over the lush score performed by chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound. Helmed by famed director and choreographer Mark Morris, this presentation is a World Premiere and Modlin Center commission. This opera is intended for mature audiences.
I’m in Richmond, VA right now putting together this production with Alarm Will Sound. What Karim is doing in this show is nothing short of heroic — I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a sustained athletic demand on a singer and watching him work all week has been a joy. I’m also a huge fan of David’s music and particularly his percussion writing.
The New York Times ran a preview of this show this morning. If you are anywhere near Richmond tomorrow or Saturday, I hope you’ll come to one of the performances (and please come say hi after!!)
What Belongs to You
An opera for tenor and chamber orchestra
by David T. Little, adapted from the novel by Garth Greenwell
Karim Sulayman, Alarm Will Sound, Mark Morris, Alan Pierson
Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center
Richmond, VA
Thursday, September 26, 7:30PM
Saturday, September 28, 7:30PM
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NYNME x 87 Eldridge
New York New Music Ensemble will be performing my Launch Party for piano trio, percussion, and pre-recorded tape. This is a really fun work that makes use of manipulated sounds from the NASA audio sample library.
See it October 28th in NYC at Resnick/Passlof Foundation - 87 Eldridge St.
Ticket info forthcoming // nynme.org
Sun Dogs
An evening of filmmaker and composer pairings, presented by Liquid Music and Alarm Will Sound.
5 performances:
Nov 16 - Saint Charles, MO (Scheidegger Center) // Tickets
Nov 18 & 19 - Brooklyn, NY (BAM) // Tickets
Nov 21 - Minneapolis, MN (Liquid Music) // Tickets
Nov 23 - Los Angeles, CA (Nimoy Theater, CAP UCLA) // Tickets
Land of Winter
A new evening-length work for chamber orchestra by Donnacha Dennehey, exploring the interplay of light and time across Ireland’s mercurial seasons.
Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson
Dec 11 & 12 - New York, NY (Irish Arts Center) // Tickets