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Composer Portraits

John Zorn at 70
Barbara Hannigan + John Zorn

Thursday, November 16, 2023, 8PM
Miller Theatre at Columbia University

This fall, Miller Theatre celebrates the 70th birthday of New York musical icon John Zorn.

One of today’s leading sopranos, the extraordinary Barbara Hannigan teams up with a cast of new music superstars to perform five of John Zorn’s recent vocal works. This incredibly ambitious evening of song includes Star Catcher, a surrealistic fantasy that is both notated and improvised, which premiered last fall in Germany.

Barbara Hannigan by Marco Borggreve 960x1446
Photo by Marco Borggreve

This fall, Miller Theatre celebrates the 70th birthday of New York musical icon John Zorn.

One of today’s leading sopranos, the extraordinary Barbara Hannigan teams up with a cast of new music superstars to perform five of John Zorn’s recent vocal works. This incredibly ambitious evening of song includes Star Catcher, a surrealistic fantasy that is both notated and improvised, which premiered last fall in Germany.

Repertoire

  • John Zorn Star Catcher (2022)
  • John Zorn Split the Lark (2021)
  • John Zorn Liber Loagaeth (2021)
  • John Zorn Ab Eo, Quod (2021)
  • John Zorn Pandora’s Box (2013)

Performers

  • Barbara Hannigan 160x240
    Barbara Hannigan voice
  • Jack Quartet by Shervain Lainez 160x240
    JACK Quartet
  • Michael Nicolas 160x240
    Michael Nicolas cello
  • Jorge Roeder 160x240
    Jorge Roeder bass
  • Stephen Gosling by Daniel D Ottavio 160x240
    Stephen Gosling piano
  • Sae Hashimoto
    Sae Hashimoto vibraphone
  • Ches smith 160x240
    Ches Smith drums

“All my compositions are platforms to enable creativity.”

— John Zorn

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