Cantori New York


The Metamorphoses of Paul Crabtree Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, between 1st and 2nd Aves. Paul Crabtree: Dive! A Water Music Paul Crabtree: An American Persephone Paul Crabtree, one of Cantori's favorite emerging composers, writes "utterly compelling music that relates beautifully to our time." (Palm Beach Post) Weaving texts by Ovid, Ted Hughes, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Rachel Corrie into sensuous musical tapestries, Crabtree devastatingly retells the legends of Persephone and Hermaphroditus. Purchase tickets now! In a conversation with Cantori member Philipp Brieler, Crabtree talks about the relationship between text and music in his works, the romantic side of Homer Simpson, and why it all started with a Genesis album. Click here to read more!



Cantori New York's 2007-8 season is here, including the premiere of a new cantata by Paul Crabtree, the U.S. premiere of Azerbaijani composer Frangis Ali-Zadeh's Gottes ist der Orient, and our sly "Judith Project." We are also very proud to announce our participation with the Gregg Smith Singers in an NEA-sponsored festival of American choral music, the only such festival to take place east of Chicago this year! Visit our Current Season page for all the details. Or Purchase tickets now!

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