Teddy Arams
FROM A to Z:
The Blue Hour is the Story of a Woman’s Life
February 19, 2022
Rachel GRIMES, Angélica NEGRON, Shara NOVA, Caroline SHAW, and Sarah Kirkland SNIDER:
THE BLUE HOUR TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor SHARA NOVA, vocalist Saturday, February 19, 8PM Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
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The Louisville Orchestra presents a very special evening on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 8 p.m. at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall with The Blue Hour. Teddy Abrams conducts the LO and welcomes guest vocalist Shara Nova to perform a powerful work that was created by a consortium of women composers — Rachel Grimes, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Angelica Negron, Shara Nova, and Caroline Shaw. A 75-minute work, The Blue Hour is based on the poetry of the awardwinning journalist, poet, and writer Carolyn Forché using text from her poem “On Earth.” The poem catalogs scattered thoughts, visions, and imagery collected throughout Forché’s life and attempts to “control uncontrollable realities, such as death, by imposing arbitrary rules and structures on the chaotic and inevitable.” The poetic structure is known as “abecedarian,” which is an alphabetical arrangement of short phrases from A to Z. The music reflects the fragmentary nature of the poem with a kaleidoscope S U B S C R I B E
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of sound painting featuring a string orchestra and vocalist. The notable composers are women with rising careers in creating music for orchestras and other mixed ensembles. While success in the field of orchestra composition is rare, it is even more rare for women to achieve. The collaboration of these five composers represents an extraordinary achievement that is both artistic and historic.
TICKETS & DONATIONS Advance tickets are $20. VIP tickets are $50 and include private, upper-level seating. Donations of any amount will be accepted at the door in lieu of the $30 day-of-show ticket price. Proceeds will benefit the Center for Women and Families. Tickets are available by calling the Louisville Orchestra at 502.587.8681 or the Kentucky Performing Arts at 502.584.7777. Online orders are available at LouisvilleOrchestra.org and at the Kentucky Performing Arts website.
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