APRIL 4, 2024
Ganz Hall - Roosevelt University
Ganz Hall - Roosevelt University
CAIC is excited to present co-founder and Director of Education, Shannon McGinnis, in a recital exploring spiritual identity through poetry and song. Curated by McGinnis, the program includes works by Shawn Okpebholo, Ned Rorem, Ernst Bloch, Libby Larsen, and Aaron Copland.
McGinnis will be joined by CAIC Board Vice Chair and principal cellist of the Lakeview Symphony Orchestra, Michael Freilich, Chicago Opera Theater Young-Artist alumna Corinne Costell, soprano, and Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano, 2023 winner of the prestigious Sullivan Foundation Award.
McGinnis will be joined by CAIC Board Vice Chair and principal cellist of the Lakeview Symphony Orchestra, Michael Freilich, Chicago Opera Theater Young-Artist alumna Corinne Costell, soprano, and Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano, 2023 winner of the prestigious Sullivan Foundation Award.
ARTISTS
Shannon McGinnis, piano
Corinne Costell, soprano |
Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano |
Michael Freilich, cello |
PROGRAM
AMAZING GRACE - arr. Shawn E. Okpebholo
CYCLE OF HOLY SONGS - Ned Rorem
MÉDITATION HÉRBIQUE - Ernst Bloch
BELOVED, THOU HAST BROUGHT ME MANY FLOWERS - Libby Larsen
TWELVE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON - Aaron Copland
AN IRISH BLESSING - arr. Becki Slagle Mayo
CYCLE OF HOLY SONGS - Ned Rorem
MÉDITATION HÉRBIQUE - Ernst Bloch
BELOVED, THOU HAST BROUGHT ME MANY FLOWERS - Libby Larsen
TWELVE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON - Aaron Copland
AN IRISH BLESSING - arr. Becki Slagle Mayo
all performance and master class photography by Ryan Bennett, Mike Grittani, and Elliot Mandel