Nov 21 2017
A Far Cry & Luciana Souza--The Blue Hour

A Far Cry & Luciana Souza--The Blue Hour

Presented by Opening Nights at Florida State University at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall - Florida State University

The Boston-based GRAMMY®-nominated string orchestra A Far Cry has commissioned a new work for its 11th season. The Blue Hour will feature Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza in a song-cycle created by a collaborative of five leading female composers—Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text of the work, by 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché, is the poem “On Earth” from the 2003 collection Blue Hour, which takes the form of an abecedarium, a listing of images, thousands of them, in alphabetical order, like a flurry of memories from a life coming to its end. Through several workshops, A Far Cry and the composers have embarked on a truly collaborative work, coming together to develop the text adaptation of Forché’s poem for this musical setting, maintaining its abecedary form. Each composer is contributing individual songs, instrumental transitions, refrains, and musical themes to create a continuous, integrated vision. Opening Nights at Florida State University is a co-commissioner of this work.

Admission Info

Tickets: $55 | $45 | $35 | $25

General Public Ticket Sales:  Sept. 20 at 11 a.m.

Purchase Tickets at:  http://openingnights.fsu.edu

Box Office: 850.644.6500
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 AM – 4 PM

 

Phone: 8506447670

Email: openingnights@fsu.edu

Dates & Times

2017/11/21 - 2017/11/21

Location Info

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall - Florida State University

222 S Copeland St, Tallahassee, FL 32306

Parking Info

General parking is available in the St. Augustine Garage located on the corner of Pensacola and Copeland Streets, and the Call Street Garage located on corner of Call and Macomb Streets. Accessible parking is available at the North Entrance of Ruby Diamond Concert Hall and along Convocation Way. The accessible entrance drop-off area is located at the north entrance of Ruby Diamond (the roundabout) and may be accessed by Convocation Way. Elevators are available to take patrons to the appropriate floor. Ushers will help direct patrons to the elevators.