Chelsea Hollow and pianist, Taylor Chan will finally get to perform the concert commissioned and scheduled for 2020! The program chronologically explores acts of resistance throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and features 11 world premieres in nine languages. Highlights include “Living Water” by Lauren McCall, inspired by the Flint Water Crisis; “I could not allow that to stand” by Jason Cady, using text from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s speech in response to the harassment she faced on the capitol steps; “Prayers for Peace” by Myron Silberstein, which features four settings of peace prayers from Islam, Judaism, Hindu, & Christian faiths; and “Maagal” by Michael Wiener, featuring text from Hannelore Brenner’s “The Girls of Room 28” which tells the story of young girls who passed through the Theresienstadt internment camp on their way to Auschwitz. Other premieres by composers Anthony R. Green, Sophie Xuefei Zhang, Özden Gülsün Keskin, and Molly Joyce.

Check out Chelsea’s interview with composers, Jason Cady & Anthony R. Green, to learn more about each of their contributions to this program.

Visit Old First Concerts for tickets. This hybrid event will have a live and streamed audience option. Click here for stream link.