On Wednesday, November 29th at 9pm, Composers Concordance presents at DROM a concert program propelling an age-old compositional form into the 21st Century. The Art of the Art Song features soprano Ljiljana Winkler, of the German group Formation Solenne, as she interprets songs from a bevy of today’s most dynamic composers, writing under the influence of numerous contemporary styles and texts.

Ljiljana joins CompCord Ensemble: trumpeter Peter Oswald, tenor saxophonist Dennis Brandner, pianist Jai Jeffryes, bassist Troy Rinker, Jr., and drummer Lee Jeffryes on a program of art songs composed by Aaron Alter, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Seth Boustead, Vicky Cheng, Dan Cooper, Melanie Mitrano, Amy X Neuburg, Gene Pritsker, Emiliano Revert, Marina Vesic, and Joseph Waters.

Melanie Mitrano’s Hocket Two Me, Gene Pritsker’s Scatalism, Emiliano Revert’s Bond, Joseph Waters’ Again, and Dennis Bathory-Kitsz’s Binsey Poplars are among the featured compositions.

Composers:

Aaron Alter, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Seth Boustead, Vicky Cheng, Dan Cooper, Melanie Mitrano, Amy X Neuburg, Gene Pritsker, Emiliano Revert, Marina Vesic, Joseph Waters

Performers:

Ljiljana Winkler – soprano

CompCord Ensemble:

Peter Oswald – trumpet, Dennis Brandner – tenor saxophone, Jai Jeffryes – piano,

Troy Rinker, Jr. – contrabass, Lee Jeffryes – drums