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Soprano Jama Jandrokovic´ will perform the world premiere of FIVE LOVERS, a series of song cycles, based on her autobiographical collection of poetry, which have been set to music by American composers Lori Laitman, Luna Pearl Woolf, and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Music, Paul Moravec. The performance will take place in New York, NY at Alice Tully Hall on May 20 beginning at 8 p.m. and will be directed by Gina Lapinski.
The FIVE LOVERS poems chronicle Ms. Jandrokovic’s romantic journey as a recently divorced, newly single young woman in New York City attempting to reinvent herself. The tone of the poems ranges from the nervous excitement of being seduced by a new lover to the healing touch of a long lost love. Each composer has created a song cycle based on the poems from FIVE LOVERS.
The performers are Jama Jandrokovic, soprano; Dana Gioia, poet; Matt Haimovitz, cellist; Soyeon Kim, Andrew Rosenblum, pianists; and the North Sky Ensemble: Jesse Mills, violin; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Max Mandel, viola; Rubin Kodheli, cello.
Ms. Jandrokovic said, “Art song is what brought me to singing and continues to be one of my passions. After gathering the poems comprising Five Lovers together, I naturally yearned to have the poems set to music. Having always been fascinated by the shades of meaning that reveal themselves in a text when set by different composers - I desired to explore the dramatic possibilities of having my poems set in this way. Composers Lori Laitman, Paul Moravec and Luna Pearl Woolf have each given me unique gifts in the settings of my poems; gifts that allow me to playfully explore my words as an outsider and to express my most essential thoughts and feelings. Working with Lori, Paul and Luna Pearl on this project has been a joyful and illuminating journey, one that continues to cast light on my heart, spirit and voice.”
The annual Schubertiad information is available at: www.schubertiade.at
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