Luke Gullickson Pangram Songs (world premiere!)
Quince Ensemble
Liz Pearse soprano
Kayleigh Butcher mezzo soprano
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett soprano
Carrie Henneman Shaw soprano
Jeff Brooks, Emily Erb clarinets
Felix Fan, Amy Huzjak cellos
Judith Gordon, Luke Gullickson piano
Jeff Cornelius percussion
Quince Ensemble is a treble voice quartet dedicated to changing the paradigm for contemporary vocal chamber music. Described as “the Anonymous 4 of new music” by Opera News, Quince continually pushes the boundaries of vocal ensemble literature. By performing almost exclusively the music of living composers, and actively commissioning works with a broad and curious aesthetic ear, we seek to create a landscape of contemporary vocal music that is embodied, complex, and expressive, with the musical boldness and virtuosity that is often reserved for instrumental groups.
Michelle Laflamme-Childs spoken word