New York, NY

Alarm Will Sound returns to Carnegie Hall with HEARD, a program that intertwines music and storytelling to share how composers convey their personal narratives through music. This performance also highlights the breadth of Alarm Will Sound’s stylistic range and musical omnivorousness with works ranging from Tania León’s Toque, inspired by Cuban dance to Hanabi by Alarm Will Sound members Chris Thompson and Miles Brown, a piece inspired by electronic dance music and drum line. Alarm Will Sound will be joined by special guests, including Bora Yoon for her work Casual Miracles and Damon Davis for the premiere of an excerpt from his science-fiction opera Ligeia Mare. Also on the program is the NY premiere of Līlā by Texu Kim, a work supported by the Barlow Prize and written for AWS, the London Sinfonietta, the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. This concert marks the beginning of a remarkable series curated by León, holder of Carnegie Hall’s 2023–2024 Debs Composer’s Chair. 

Program

TANIA LEÓN Toque
CHRIS P. THOMPSON Hanabi (arr. Miles Brown; NY Premiere)
ELIJAH DANIEL SMITH Vermilion Glare
DAMON DAVIS Ligeia Mare: Episode 4 (arr. Ted Hearne; World Premiere)
CHRISTIAN QUIÑONES Hasta que no pueda
BORA YOON Casual Miracles (NY Premiere)
TEXU KIM Līlā (NY Premiere)
TANIA LEÓN Gran Toque (arr. John Orfe; NY Premiere)

Additional Performers:

Bora Yoon, vocals
Damon Davis, narrator
Aloha Mischeaux, Joyce
Rockwell J. Knuckles, Cassius
Isaiah Taylor, Cosmo
Inversion Vocal Ensemble