On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines
Friday, May 17th, 2024, at 7:30 pm
The Actors’ Chapel, 239 West 49th Street, New York, NY*
Sunday, May 19th, 2024 at 5:00 pm
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 67 Church St, Montclair, NJ
*There will be a reception following the New York performance, providing an opportunity for the audience to meet the artists while enjoying wine and an assortment of delicious refreshments.
Please be aware that only the New Jersey Concert will be live streamed. Live stream tickets are available through the provided link above. Live stream ticket holders will receive an email on the day of the concert containing the link.
About This Concert:
As we continue Ember’s A.I. series, specifically examining what is unique in the human journey in our increasingly A.I. world, we look in these May concerts at . . .
the very human experience of
love.
It is not, of course, all hearts and flowers, as the full experience is one that is as complex and multi-faceted as each one of us. Through Ember’s stylistically eclectic mix – everything from several world premieres to exciting ensemble arrangements of some favorites by Billy Joel, Rhianna, Paul McCartney and others – the story is one of adoration, yearning, loss, even loathing.
This is the part of human thought, life and feeling that cannot fit into data sets. And Ember Artists share it with you through song!
The Complete Program:
World Premiere Commissioned Pieces:
Kama (2024) Music and Text by Robert Paterson (Composer in Residence)
Never Say (2024) Music by Jonah Cohen, Text by William Shakespeare (Youth EACL* Winner)
You Our Music (2024) Music and Text by Aidan Gold (Emerging EACL* Winner)
*EACL- Ember Ablaze Composer Lab
Additional Pieces:
Seven Seconds of Love (2017) Music and Text by Carlos Cordero
Vita de la Mia Vita (1996) Music by William Hawley, Text by Torquato Tasso
When We Love (2019) Music by Elaine Hagenberg, Text by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Folks, I’m Telling You (1994) Music by Elizabeth Alexander, Text by Langston Hughes
And So It Goes (1983) Music and Text by Billy Joel; arr. Bob Chilcott
We Found Love (2011)- Rihanna; Chris Rishel, arr.
Can’t Buy Me Love (1964) Music and Text by John Lennon & Paul McCartney; arr. Keith Abbs
Cultivo una Rosa Blanco (2024) Music and Text by Ember Gala Honoree Michael Shapiro
I Am A Face (2024) Music by Robert S. Cohen♰, Text by Ronald W. Cadmus
♰Montclair, New Jersey Local Resident.