Union’s Department of Music presents “Songs of Hope,” a concert inspired by the events of 9/11 Sunday, Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. at the Fred L. Emerson Foundation Auditorium in the Taylor Music Center.
Admission for the general public is $8; admission for area students and UCALL members is $3. Tickets are free to the Union College community and are available in advance or at the door.
The contemporary program showcases new compositions by Hilary Tann, the John Payne Professor of Music, performed by Seattle-based soprano Janeanne Houston with Shannon Spicciati, oboe, and Paul Richard Olson, piano.
Selections include the world premiere of Cummings' Suite by Dan Locklair; the New York premiere of Songs of the Cotton Grass by Hilary Tann; the world premiere of songs by Northwest composer Carol Sams including The Soul that you Have Given Me and O God is Pure and songs by Simon Sargon and Lori Laitman featured on earlier Houston recordings.
Tann’s works have been performed at numerous festivals by groups including the Women’s Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and KBS Philharmonic in Seoul Korea.
For more information and seat reservations, contact the Music Department at (518) 388-6785.