WNMF once again teams up with long-time collaborators Polycoro Chamber Choir – this time joined by Kamancello member Raphael Weinroth-Browne on cello – in a program of deeply personal, introspective musical creations, presented in the inviting and resonant Knox United Church.
Grammy-winning composer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gilbertson’s choral work Returning explores what draws humans together, while WNMF 2024 distinguished guest composer Missy Mazzoli’s Year of Our Burning for vocal ensemble and cello presents a window into the mind of the artist during a time of great turmoil and deep isolation.
WNMF celebrates the life of the great Winnipeg-born composer Jocelyn Morlock, presenting her masterwork Exaudi, a stunning piece for vocal ensemble and cello that seeks meaning and empathy within the depths of grief.
Interspersed throughout the program are selections from Raphael Weinroth-Browne’s album for solo cello and electronics Worlds Within, each piece a richly atmospheric and wordless exploration of sound, space, and the complexities of our inner lives.
Artists
Polycoro Chamber Choir, John Wiens, conductor
Raphael Weinroth-Browne, cello
Works
Raphael Weinroth-Browne : Unending I / From Within II
Michael Gilbertson : Returning
Raphael Weinroth-Browne : Tumult I–III
Jocelyn Morlock : Exaudi
Missy Mazzoli : Year of Our Burning