the heart must weather what the heart was made to take and i lay by a lake and fell asleep - Cassie Kinoshi (composer) and lydia luke (librettist)

A two-part collaboration for solo voice, piano and cello from Cassie Kinoshi and lydia luke immerses the listener into the rich inner world of Black women who yearn to grasp life with both hands. This commission is the beginning of a proposed song-cycle of eight pieces which, according to composer Cassie Kinoshi, “…sits at the premise of a new opera idea and is intended to solidify our creative duo before we embark on a more intense and narrative project together.”

Performed by: April Koyejo-Audiger (soprano), Allyson Devenish (piano) & Simone Seales (cello)

Directed by: Abigail Kelly