PROGRAM
Todd Tarantino — Incipit Lamentatio (2024) (world premiere)
Jeffrey Gavett — Peccavi fateor (2015)
David Hurd — Tenebrae factae sunt (1989)
Joanna Ward — Christus factus est (2020)
Nirmali Fenn — Pokój w pokoju (2018)
Hannah Kendall — this is but an oration of loss (2022)
Jóhann Jóhannson — Holy Thursday (2002)
Ekmeles is a vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of new and rarely-heard works, and gems of the historical avant garde. They have a special focus on microtonal works, and have been praised for their “extraordinary sense of pitch” by the New York Times. They are the recipients of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation’s 2023 Ensemble Prize, the first American group to receive the honor. As part of their work expanding the possibilities of tuning and technique in vocal music, Ekmeles has given world premieres by composers including John Luther Adams, Taylor Brook, Courtney Bryan, Ann Cleare, Zosha Di Castri, Erin Gee, Martin Iddon, Hannah Kendall, Christopher Trapani and James Weeks.
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