As Stars, Our Sacrifices

concert

Mar 15

8:00pm

MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

Venue:

Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building W18-1102

This event features the world premiere of Praeordinatus Ut Astra Sacrificia Nostra ("Fore-Ordained As Stars Our Sacrifices") by MIT alumnus and Tony Award-winning composer Jamshied Sharifi. Commissioned for the opening season of the Linde Music Building, the piece addresses human-caused mass species extinction. The program also includes works celebrating the beauty and power of the natural world.

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As Stars, Our Sacrifices

concert

Mar 15

8:00pm

MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

Venue:

Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building W18-1102

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Mar 15

8:00pm

MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

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Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building W18-1102

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As Stars, Our Sacrifices

concert

Mar 15

8:00pm

MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

Venue:

Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building W18-1102

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

concert

Mar 15

8:00pm

MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

Venue:

Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building W18-1102

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

concert

Mar 15

8:00pm

MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

Venue:

Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building W18-1102

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

concert

Mar 15

8:00pm

MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

Venue:

Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building W18-1102

This concert focused on the environment features the world premiere of Praeordinatus Ut Astra Sacrificia Nostra ("Fore-Ordained As Stars Our Sacrifices") by MIT alumnus and Tony Award-winning composer Jamshied Sharifi, commissioned for the Linde Music Building's opening season. The title comes from W. S. Merwin's poem "For a Coming Extinction," which addresses human-caused mass species extinction.

The program includes In Praise of the Humpback, arranged by Fred Harris and performed in memory of biologist and environmentalist Roger Payne, who discovered humpback whale songs in 1967. Sharifi's To the Light, to the Flame, inspired by Mary Oliver's poem "The Summer Day," joins other works for small and large ensembles celebrating nature's beauty and power. Remarks from MIT President Sally Kornbluth complete the event.

MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Frederick Harris, Jr.

Ryan Turner

Laura Grill Jaye

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MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jamshied Sharifi, composer

Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director

Ryan Turner, Laura Grill Jaye, conductors

MIT President Sally Kornbluth, guest speaker

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This event is presented by MIT Music and Theater Arts and is part of the inaugural season of events in the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT.

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As Stars, Our Sacrifices

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

As Stars, Our Sacrifices

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