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Merging Voices Fonema Consort & Voix de Stras'

Student price $10 - available only at the door.

MERGING VOICES is a collaborative project between Fonema Consort and the contemporary vocal ensemble Voix de Stras', based in Strasbourg, France. The collaboration includes the commission of four pieces by composers based both in Chicago (Pablo Chin and Morgan Krauss) and Strasbourg (Clara Olivares and Ivan Solano) and are composed specifically for members of both ensembles.

MERGING VOICES focuses on the ensembles common commitment to explore vocal possibilities in the music of today.

ABOUT VOIX DE STRAS'
Voix de Stras' is a vocal ensemble based in Strasbourg, France, which focuses on music by contemporary composers. Voix de Stras' has given world premieres of works by François-Bernard Mâche, Christophe Bertrand, and others. In 2009, it released its first recording, "Voix de Strass."

"Supported by the Institut Français in Paris (http://www.institutfrancais.com/en/classical-and-contemporary-music)"

voixdestras.eu

ABOUT FONEMA CONSORT
Consort : a group of instrumentalists and singers performing together
Fonema : (Spanish, phoneme) the smallest unit of speech, which distinguishes words according to their sonic qualityThese concepts define the essence of Fonema Consort, as we endeavor to bring to light and expand the repertoire of 20th and 21st century works for voice(s) and instruments; and live out our fascination with the exploration of vocal possibilities in music, including the traditional presentation of a text, the breaking down of words into phonemes, or the total absence of words and the ramifications thereof.

www.fonemaconsort.com

Program:
Pieces for female voice + flute, double-bass, clarinet or cello.

Voix de Stras', dir. Catherine Bolzinger and Fonema Consort featuring guest mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Butcher.

Composers:
Pablo Chin, Clara Olivares, Morgan Krauss, Ivàn Solano, Mauricio Pauly, Heitor Parra and Nikolett Burzinska