SF Symphony Collaborative Partner and classical singer Julia Bullock curates SoundBox: Lineage, in which century-spanning works by artists including Nina Simone and Johann Sebastian Bach converse with one another, tracing a uniquely personal and musical lineage.
Julia Bullock notes: “The musicians on this SoundBox program could not make music all together in one place, or even at one time, but the very nature of this program—which links material that spans across almost 900 years—captures an audio and visual snapshot of how lineage can inform, influence, impact, and express itself in a musical context.”
Program:
Julia Bullock, curator
NINA SIMONE & WELDON IRVINE (arr. Julia Bullock): Revolution
from the album ‘To Love Somebody’ (1969), by Nina Simone
Julia Bullock, soprano
WALTER DONALDSON & GUS KAHN: Love Me or Leave Me
from ’The Ed Sullivan Show’ (c) Sofa Entertainment
Nina Simone, vocals & piano
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Invention No. 13 in A minor, BWV 784
Sarah Cahill, piano
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: ‘O frondens virga’
from the album ‘Christmas’ (2003)
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Artistic Director
Susan McMane, conductor
NINA SIMONE (poem by William Waring Cuney): Images
from the album ‘Let It All Out’ (1964), by Nina Simone
Julia Bullock, soprano
Members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Ragnar Bohlin, director
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON: Plain Blue/s from ‘Blues Forms,’ for solo violin
Wyatt Underhill, violin
GEORGE WALKER: Lyric for Strings
Daniel Stewart, conductor
Wyatt Underhill · Suzanne Leon · David Chernyavsky · Darlene Gray, violins
Matthew Young · Christina King, violas
Margaret Tait, cello
Chris Gilbert, double bass
ARÚAN ORTIZ (transcribed Edmar Colón): ‘Mompouana’
from the album ‘Junjo’ (2006), by Esperanza Spalding
Julia Bullock, soprano
John Wilson, piano
Scott Pingel, double bass
Jacob Nissly, drums
ESPERANZA SPALDING (poem by William Blake): Little Fly
from the album ‘Chamber Music Society’ (2010), by Esperanza Spalding
Julia Bullock, soprano
Chen Zhao, violin
David Gaudry, viola
Amos Yang, cello
Scott Pingel, double bass
ELIZABETH OGONEK: variations on many forms, from ‘In Silence’
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Daniel Stewart, conductor
Yun Jie Liu · Adam Smyla, violas
Sébastien Gingras · Anne Pinsker, cellos
Stephen Tramontozzi · S. Mark Wright, double basses
John Wilson, piano
James Lee Wyatt III, percussion
FRANCIS POULENC: Pastorale and Final from ‘Rapsodie nègre’
Julia Bullock, soprano
Robin McKee, flute
Carey Bell, clarinet
Leor Maltinski · Raushan Akhmedyarova, violins
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Barbara Bogatin, cello
Marc Shapiro, piano
ELIZABETH OGONEK: In this uncontainable night, from ‘Orpheus Suite’ (after Rilke)
Sarah Cahill, piano
RICKY IAN GORDON (poem by Langston Hughes): Litany
Julia Bullock, soprano
Natalia Salemmo, soprano
Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Amy Hiraga, violin
Peter Wyrick, cello
Marc Shapiro, piano
Members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Ragnar Bohlin, director
Steven Condiotti, director & director of photography
Taylor Joshua Rankin, editor
Luke Kritzeck, director of lighting
Adam Larsen, projection designer