Ensemble 20/21: The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
A spellbinding meditation on a medieval heroine
Ensemble 20/21 performs iconoclastic composer Julius Eastman’s (Piano ’63) spellbinding composition The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc for ten cellos in its fortieth anniversary year.
“Dear Joan,” he wrote for the work’s premiere in 1981. “When meditating on your name I am given strength and dedication… I shall emancipate myself from the bind of the past and the present; I shall emancipate myself from myself.”
Program:
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JULIUS EASTMAN |
Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc* |
| Patrick Wilhelm, baritone | |
| *Performance from February 22, 2020 | |
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EASTMAN |
The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc |
| John Lee, cello | |
| Jiayin He, cello | |
| Albert Seo, cello | |
| Nygel Witherspoon, cello | |
| Francis Carr, cello | |
| Matthew Christakos, cello | |
| Hun Choi, cello | |
| Yoonsoo Yeo, cello | |
| Sai Sai Ding, cello | |
| Jiyeon Kim, cello | |
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