Sutras for a Suffering World: The Poetry of David Budbill Set to Music ​

Friday, May 15 at 7:30 pm
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, FlynnSpace, 153 Main St., Burlington

Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 pm
Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 130 Main St., Montpelier

Sunday, May 17 at 4 pm
Highland Center for the Performing Arts, 2875 Hardwick St., Greensboro
The words of celebrated Vermont poet David Budbill take center stage in a concert featuring Vermont and New York musicians and composers. Scrag Mountain Music co-Artistic Directors Mary Bonhag (soprano) and Evan Premo (composer / double bass) and Capital City Concerts Artistic Director Karen Kevra (flute), together with pianist Jeffrey Chappell, present works by Erik Nielsen and Premo. From New York, David’s long-time collaborator and avant garde jazz artist William Parker (composer / double bass / multi-instrumentalist) leads a group of vocalists in an incantation of poetry and improvised music. Together these artists offer a sonically diverse program that weaves together David’s iconic poetry.

This project is co-organized with Lois Eby and Nadine Budbill
Scrag concerts are "Come as you are. Pay what you can."  At-will donations will be collected at the concerts. Reservations are encouraged as venues will fill up. To reserve your spot please contact us at Lara@scragmountainmusic.org, (802) 377-3161, or at the button above.

Artists

Mary Bonhag, soprano
Evan Premo (double bass)
William Parker (multi-instrumentalist)
Karen Kevra (flute)
Jeffrey Chappell (piano)
Lisa Sokolov (voice)
Kyoko Kitamura (voice)
Morley Shanti Kamen (voice) 
​Andrea Wolper (voice)
Amirtha Kidambi (voice)
​Hamid Drake (percussion)

Program

Evan Premo Songs from a Mountain Recluse                                                                 
Erik Nielsen Reflections on the Way                                                                              
William Parker A Word Is A Sound                                                                                                                                                       
David Budbill, poet
Mary Bonhag, soprano
Evan Premo, double bass
William Parker, multi-instrumentalist
Karen Kevra, flute
Jeffrey Chappell, piano
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.