Sutras for a Suffering World
The Poetry of David Budbill Set to Music
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Concerts
June 2022
Details TBD
Details TBD
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The words of celebrated Vermont poet David Budbill take center stage in a concert featuring Vermont and New York artists. 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 Vermont composers 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 musicians in an incantation of poetry and improvised music. Together these artists offer a sonically diverse program that weaves together David’s iconic poetry. This program is re-scheduled from May 2020.
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 Karen Kevra, flute Jeffrey Chappell, piano Lisa Sokolov, voice Kyoko Kitamura, voice Morley Shanti Kamen, voice Andrea Wolper, voice Amirtha Kidambi, voice Hamid Drake, drums (subject to change) |
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 |
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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Karen Kevra, flute
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Jeffrey Chappell, piano
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Lisa Sokolov, voice
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Kyoko Kitamura, voice
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Morley Shanti Kamen, voice
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Andrea Wolper, voice
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Amirtha Kidambi, voice
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Hamid Drake, drums
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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 and Vermont Humanities. 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. |