Sutras for a Suffering World
The Poetry of David Budbill Set to Music
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Panel Discussion [In-person and virtual]
Wednesday, June 15 at 7 pm
Kellogg-Hubbard Library
135 Main St., Montpelier
Please note that we are currently at capacity for the in-person discussion. We hope you will join us virtually for this event!
Scrag co-Artistic Directors are joined by musician/composer William Parker, composer Erik Nielsen, David's wife Lois Eby, and daughter Nadine Budbill for an intimate discussion of David's poetry and how his words are transformed into musical phrases.
This discussion is generously supported by Vermont Humanities.
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Scrag Concerts [In-person and virtual]
Friday, June 17 at 7:30 pm
First Congregational Church
38 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington
Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 pm
Bethany Church
115 Main St., Montpelier
This program will be simultaneously live-streamed on Youtube.
For all in-person programs, Scrag Mountain Music will make a final determination of Covid-19 policies a few weeks prior to the event. Our decision will be based on state policies, venue guidelines, best practices in the field, and our commitment to inclusion.
Additional Concert [In-person]
Sunday, June 19 at 5 pm
Next Stage
15 Kimball Hill Rd., Putney
This concert, presented by Next Stage, will feature William Parker and the Sutras ensemble only. For details and tickets please visit Next Stage Arts Project.
Wednesday, June 15 at 7 pm
Kellogg-Hubbard Library
135 Main St., Montpelier
Please note that we are currently at capacity for the in-person discussion. We hope you will join us virtually for this event!
Scrag co-Artistic Directors are joined by musician/composer William Parker, composer Erik Nielsen, David's wife Lois Eby, and daughter Nadine Budbill for an intimate discussion of David's poetry and how his words are transformed into musical phrases.
This discussion is generously supported by Vermont Humanities.
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Scrag Concerts [In-person and virtual]
Friday, June 17 at 7:30 pm
First Congregational Church
38 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington
Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 pm
Bethany Church
115 Main St., Montpelier
This program will be simultaneously live-streamed on Youtube.
For all in-person programs, Scrag Mountain Music will make a final determination of Covid-19 policies a few weeks prior to the event. Our decision will be based on state policies, venue guidelines, best practices in the field, and our commitment to inclusion.
Additional Concert [In-person]
Sunday, June 19 at 5 pm
Next Stage
15 Kimball Hill Rd., Putney
This concert, presented by Next Stage, will feature William Parker and the Sutras ensemble only. For details and tickets please visit Next Stage Arts Project.
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Rescheduled from May 2020, we are thrilled to welcome audiences back to in-person concerts for this special program!
The words of celebrated Vermont poet David Budbill take center stage in this one-of-a-kind concert featuring artists from around the country. Scrag Mountain Music co-Artistic Directors Mary Bonhag (soprano) and Evan Premo (composer / double bass) and friends offer up two works by Vermont composers Erik Nielsen and Premo and David’s long-time collaborator and avant-garde jazz legend William Parker (composer / double bass / multi-instrumentalist) leads a group of multi-genre musicians in an incantation of poetry and improvised music. Together these artists offer a sonically diverse program that weaves together David’s iconic poetry. Organized in collaboration with Lois Eby, Nadine Budbill, and The Literary Estate of David Budbill. |
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Artists
Mary Bonhag, soprano Evan Premo, double bass William Parker, multi-instrumentalist Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington, flute Dan Sedgwick, piano Lisa Sokolov, voice Kyoko Kitamura, voice Morley Shanti Kamen, voice Andrea Wolper, voice Amirtha Kidambi, voice Hamid Drake, drums |
Program
Evan Premo Songs from a Mountain Recluse Erik Nielsen Reflections on the Way William Parker While We've Still Got Feet: The Poetry of David Budbill, Need, Necessity, Delight, or A Washing Machine for a Flower Pot, and more. |
David Budbill, poet
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Mary Bonhag, soprano
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Evan Premo, double bass
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William Parker, multi-instrumentalist
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Lisa Sokolov, voice
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Andrea Wolper, voice
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Amirtha Kidambi, voice
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Scrag is grateful to Sutras project partners Lois Eby, Nadine Budbill, and The Literary Estate of David Budbill.
This project is made possible with support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This project is also supported, in part, by The Arts Endowment Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Humanities, and Lawson's Finest Liquids. Thanks to all individual supporters of this project including the following major supporters: Red-tailed Hawks ($1,000+) Gail Osherenko and Oran Young in memory of David Budbill Bill and Lorna Chafe Susan Z. Ritz The Williams, Edwards, and Kimball Family The Eby and Budbill-Roethlein Family Rusty Blackbirds ($500-$999) Anonymous David French Kathy and Richard White
Photo credits: Gallery: Zen Mountains / Zen Streets (c) Cathryn Dwyre; David Budbill reading (c) JSteve Solberg; William, David, and Hamid (c) Cathryn Dwyre; David and William at the Hardwick Town House (c) Orah Moore. Profile images: David Budbill (c) Joshi Radin; Mary Bonhag (c) Arielle Doneson; Evan Premo (c) Rob Spring Photo; William Parker (c) PeterGannushkin |
