Venue: Hertz Hall

Price: $32

Subscription Series: Winter/Spring Series

UC Berkeley professor and distinguished composer Jorge Liderman's works have been performed by many of the world's leading ensembles, including the London Sinfonietta, the Tanglewood Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Arditti Quartet, and Boston's Musica Viva. Praised for the "sophistication and primal energy" (The New York Times) of his music, Liderman has created a musical setting for the celebrated recent translation by Chana Bloch and Ariel Bloch of The Song of Songs, one of the greatest love poems of all time. Transporting audiences to the lush and sensual Eden of the original Hebrew text, the piece features performances by up-and-coming New York-based soprano Elissa Johnston and tenor Charles Blandy, accompanied by the UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus and three instrumental ensembles, including the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.

Sponsored in part, by Mills College
Promotional partners: A Traveling Jewish Theatre, UC Berkeley Department of Music, UC Berkeley Consortium for the Arts, the Jewish Musical Festival, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, UC Press, and Lehrhaus Judaica

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Program Notes: Program notes are available online.

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Education and Community Events:
Sightlines: 7-7:30 pm—pre-concert talk by composer Jorge Liderman, Department of Music, UC Berkeley, and poet Chana Bloch, free to all event ticket holders

Symposium: Come, My Beloved: Presentations and performances by scholars & artists, Mar 10, 1 - 5 pm, Wheeler Auditorium. Free and open to the public. For more information, click here.

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