Utopia by Andréia Bohner (via Flickr, CC-BY-20 Unported license)
Cantori New York opens its 31st concert season with THE VALLEY OF DELIGHT, a triptych of utopian and dystopian visions. The Valley of Delight: Three Utopian Fragments (2012) by Paul Crabtree offers three Shaker depictions of the promised land. Siegfried Thiele explores Da Vinci’s cataclysmic prophecies in Prophezeiungen (1987) and we revisit to Charles Fourier’s social ideal with The New Amorous World (2014) by Lembit Beecher.
Saturday, November 14, 2015, 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. Luke in the Fields
487 Hudson St., New York City
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About Cantori New York
Praised by the New York Times for its “spirit of exploration” and qualities of “virtuosity and assurance”, Cantori New York feted its 30th year in 2014, always faithful to its mission of presenting new compositions as well as neglected works that deserve the public’s attention and appreciation. Three-time winner of ASCAP's “Adventurous Programming” prize in recognition of its audacious repertoire, Cantori New York has acquired a solid reputation as an accomplished and innovative vocal ensemble. www.cantorinewyork.org