Spiritual Voyages FestivalFrom The Andes
To The Yangtze

A joyous celebration of the musical & poetic expression of African-, Asian-, & Latin-American cultures

Saturday, February 18, 2012 8:00pm
Church of the Holy Trinity
Rittenhouse Square, 1904 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

Kristin Lee, violin
Susan Babini, cello
Angel Hsiao, flute
Andrea Lam, piano
Dísella Làrusdóttir, soprano
Special Guests:
Barbara Govatos, violin
Che-Hung Chen, viola
7 cellists from the Curtis Institute of Music
Jordan Dodson, guitar
Gamelan Semara Santi of Swarthmore College
Thomas Whitman, Director
Indonesian Cultural Club Dance Troupe
Mutia Hite, Director
Vivian Fung, poetry reader
Gabriela Lena Frank, poetry reader

Program:
Balinese gamelan music
Cheyanne Whien if you can dream
Vivian Fung Glimpses for prepared piano
Nguyen Quyen Pairs Of Shoes
Fung Pizzicato for Strings
Gabriela Lena Frank Ghosts in the Dream Machine for piano quintet
Elizardo Martínez Vilas This Is How To Dance Tango
Ástor Piazzolla Histoire du Tango for flute and guitar
Gabriela Mistral Decalogue Of The Artist
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for soprano and 8 cellos

The closing concert of the Spiritual Voyages Festival features music from cultural heritages and sonic influences as vibrant and varied as the Argentine tango nuevo, Indonesian gamelan, and Latin American folklore, along with readings of poetry by Gabriela Mistral, Cheyanne Whien, and Nguyen Quyen.