Season 11 - Wonder
Animal Adventures
A Musical Exploration at Green Door Gourmet
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 3pm
2:30pm - Pre-concert with Nashville Zoo animals!
Family Friendly Ticketed Performance
Green Door Gourmet
7007 River Road Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
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A concert for all ages, featuring a chamber orchestra version of Prokofiev's 1936 classic "Peter and the Wolf" a "symphonic tale for children", the world premiere of a new work by Kaitlyn Raitz, and other musical animal explorations! Khalil Ekulona, host of This is Nashville, guided us through the story of "Peter and the Wolf". Raitz, who has been involved with Nashville Zoo for nearly a decade, is inspired by the ways that music can illustrate the essence of diverse animals. In addition to the world premiere of her new animal overture, Raitz performed Kaija Saariaho's "Sept Papillons" for solo cello. These seven miniatures "each seem to be studies on a different aspect of fragile and ephemeral movement that has no beginning or end." In addition to these musical adventures, our friends at Nashville Zoo were onsite with some animal surprises!
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PROGRAM
Prokofiev (arr. Matthews): Peter and the Wolf
Raitz: Wild Works Overture *WORLD PREMIERE
Saariaho: Sept Papillons for Solo Cello
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ARTISTS
Khalil Ekulona, Narrator
Christina McGann, Violin
Annaliese Kowert, Violin
Carl Larson, Viola
Kaitlyn Raitz, Cello
Tiffany Freeman, Bass
Molly Barth, Flute
Jared Hauser, Oboe
Mark Cramer, Clarinet
Gil Perel, Bassoon
Tara Johnson, Horn
Barbara Noyes, Piano
Christine Comer, Percussion
Kelly Corcoran, Conductor​​
Upon These Shoulders
The Living Legacy
Friday, April 4, 2025 - 6:30pm
FREE
Fisk Memorial Chapel
Fisk University
1000 17th Ave N
Nashville, TN 37208
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Presented by Choral Arts Link, Intersection and Fisk University
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Upon These Shoulders is an annual event, launched in 2017 by Choral Arts Link and Intersection, working with community partners to celebrate the many heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, historically and today. Performances in this series have included the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer Jonathan Bailey Holland exploring race, equity and youth; a celebration of the music of Florence Price, and a 10 day residency by composer and performer Hannibal Lokumbe.
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Repertoire
Jessie Montgomery: Source Code
Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser's Option with Variations
Charlton Singleton: Testimony
Additional Choral Performances by Choral Arts Link and W. Crimm Singers
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String Quartet
Christina McGann, Violin
Esther McMahon, Violin
Cristina Micci-Barreca, Viola
Kaitlyn Raitz, Cello​​​​
The Weight of Light
Saturday, May 10, 2025
5:30pm pre-concert talk with Composer
6pm concert
ANALOG at HUTTON HOTEL
1808 West End Avenue #2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37203
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One-Act Chamber Opera
Music by: Gillian Rae Perry
Libretto by: Marcus Amaker
Duration: 60 mins
Commissioned by: Chicago Opera Theater
When a child inherits a magical ability that allows them to speak with objects, it opens up a new world of possibilities. Their mother, who shares the same ability, sees their predicament as a source of shame. Both child and parent learn to navigate their powers and the responsibilities that come with it in this deeply sensitive coming-of-age story.
Composer's Project Statement
The story for The Weight of Light was created by Marcus Amaker and Gillian Rae Perry in the hopes of telling a story that centers love. This opera follows the relationship between Dawn and Emily, beginning in Emily's childhood and culminating in her adulthood after her mother, Dawn, has passed away.
Throughout the opera, Emily wrestles with showing herself compassion, burdened by inner turmoil and unresolved pain inherited from her mother. It is only through the unwavering, unconditional love of her friend that she discovers the strength to forgive her mother and, at last, embrace herself and her ability. At its heart, The Weight of Light is a story about familial cycles, love, acceptance, and grief.
Librettist's Project Statement
My hope is that The Weight of Light offers audiences a reason to nurture and love their unique self. To embrace radical acceptance. There are parts of our personalities, of our being, that are naturally built into who we are. But too many of us want to push those quirks to the side, as though they are flaws to be polished away, rather than gifts to be unwrapped. My hope is that this opera serves as a gentle reminder that our quirks, our edges, and even our shadows are vital threads in the tapestry of who we are.
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ARTISTS
Kelly Corcoran, Conductor
Ivy Calvert, Soprano
Sara Crigger, Mezzo
Sarah Antell, Mezzo
Frank Convit, Tenor
Ryan Bede, Baritone
Emily Crane, Violin
Cristina Micci-Barreca, Viola
Meghan Berindean, Cello
Deanna Little, Flute
Todd Waldecker, Clarinet
Rachel Miller, Harp
Chris Norton, Percussion
Rebecca Luppe, Piano
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Boundless Beats
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Nashville Public Library - Southeast Branch
5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy #201
2pm
FREE
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Boundless Beats is a casual, public sharing of collaborations and creations among Intersection and Southern Word artists. Southern Word poets and Intersection musicians have been in residence weekly at the Nashville Public Library Southeast Branch creating works in collaboration in public spaces. This is the third year of this program exploring what new music emerges in interactive spaces. Join us on May 3rd to meet the artists, learn more about the collaboration and hear some of the new creations.
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INTERSECTION MUSICIANS
Kaitlyn Raitz, Cello
Laura Epling, Violin
Emily Verschoor-Kirss
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