Nature's Cook
Friday April 7th 2023, 7.30pm, A.P.E Gallery, Northampton MA Saturday April 8th 2023, 5pm, The Lilypad, Cambridge MA With Sophie Michaux (voice+accordion) Paul Holmes Morton (voice+banjo+theorbo+guitar) Benjamin Katz (harpsichord) Adam Simon (voice+bass+mandolin) Nature’s Cook is a musical reflection on the juxtaposition of life and death and a celebration of rebirth and freedom in our world, all this just in time for Passover and Easter. We’ll share an eclectic selection of music from the 17th century to our days, with Folk, Art and Pop songs by Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, Tarquinio Merula, Adam Simon, Björk, Klezmer tunes and more. This concert will include a World Premiere by Adam Simon, setting 17th century poet Margaret Cavendish's "Nature's Cook". |
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There Shall Be No More Sea
Friday May 19th 2023 at 7.30pm, All Saints' Episcopal Church, South Hadley MA Saturday May 20th 2023 at 7.30pm, TBA Sunday May 21st 2023 at 4pm, TBA With Kai-Ching Chang (piano) Sophie Michaux (voice) Adam Simon (voice+guitar+bass) There Shall Be No More Sea is centered around the awe the Ocean provokes in us humans. Its power and mystery have sparked wonder, fear, imagination, admiration, and grief in poets and musicians all over the world and throughout the centuries. We will explore music these emotions while sharing music by Antonio Vivaldi, Rebecca Clarke, Cecil Cohen, Gabriel Fauré, Henry Purcell, Adam Simon, Jacques Brel, Folk songs from England and more. Audience members should be prepared to join in on a sea shanty or two. This program will include the world premiere of a new Art song by Adam Simon setting a Kathleen Raine poem "There Shall Be No More Sea". Linocut by Miroslav Houra |
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