NEC faculty Stratis Minakakis presents ALEA III in a concert of vocal music that engages musical dialogues. Orlando di Lasso’s two-part didactic motets from ‘Magnum Opus Musicum’, Salvatore Sciarrino’s brilliant shadow reflections on Gregorian chants in ‘Responsorio Delle Tenebre’, are presented alongside recently composed cutting-edge works for voice, instruments, and multimedia by Zesses Siglias, and NEC composers Nhyta Taguchi, Joshua Mastel, Tianyi Wang, Eden McAdam Somer, Bert Van Herck, and Stratis Minakakis. Join the musicians of ALEA III in a fascinating journey into the infinite possibilities of the most immediate and expressive means of musical expression, the human voice.

Orlando di Lasso
Magnum Opus Musicum, T.4. ‘Qui vult venire’
Richard Rivale, tenor; Matthew O’Donnell, baritone

Nhyta Taguchi
Kurz ist der Schmerz (world premiere)
Lisa Lynch, soprano; Nina Dante, soprano

Orlando di Lasso
Magnum Opus Musicum. T.4: ‘Beatus Vir’
Maria Kerlee, soprano; Pauline Tan, mezzo-soprano

Tianyi Wang
From Rise to Set (world premiere)
Rush Dorsett, soprano; Matthew O’Donnell, baritone

Orlando di Lasso
Magnum Opus Musicum, T.4. ‘Beatus homo’
Maria Kerlee, soprano; Pauline Tan, mezzo-soprano

Jason Sabol
Desire (world premiere)
Lisa Lynch, soprano; Jason Sabol, tenor

Joshua Mastel
So blossom the dream orchards aflame (world premiere)
Rush Dorsett, soprano; Matthew O’Donnell, baritone

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Stratis Minakakis
Aggeloi III
Nina Dante, soprano

Eden McAdam-Sommer
Fear is Not the Natural State
Eden McAdam-Somer, violin and voice

Bert Van Herck
Acquainted with the Night
Nina Dante, soprano; Barret Ham, bass clarinet; Richard Rivale, piano

Zesses Siglias
lonesingness
Nina Dante, soprano; Orlando Cela, bass flute; Ross Wightman, double bass

Salvatore Sciarrino
Responsorio Della Tenebre
Lisa Lynch, soprano; Jason Sabol, tenor I; Richard Rivale, tenor II; Sully Hart, tenor III; Matt O’ Donnell, baritone; Kyle Bejnerowicz, bass; Stratis Minakakis, conductor