"I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY"
Remembering Hisaki Araya
For Tenor, Cello, Piano, and Fixed Audio
Composed by Nihan Yesil
Poetry by Masaki Araya
Omar Najmi, tenor
Julia Carey, piano
Ezgi Karakuş, cello
Premiered on March 11, 2022
Produced by White Snake Projects
"Sing Out Strong: Remembered Voices" is a live, virtual concert, featuring ten new songs written with families who lost loved ones to the virus. Premiering on March 11, the performance marks the day two years ago that the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. With the idea of creating a musical memorial to all the lives lost to COVID by focusing on a cross-section of specific stories, WSP located ten families willing to share their memories of their loved ones. The performance marks the fifth installment of White Snake’s popular community song initiative.
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"MIRAGE"
for fixed audio, dance, and projections (full-length)
Originally composed for UMKC Dance Department
Composition + Projections: Nihan Yesil
Choreography: Asli Yesil
MIRAGE excerpt/montage
"CONFESIONES No. 1"
For Flute and Soprano
Text by Pablo Neruda
Composition by Nihan Yesil
"Queens" consists of 4 songs that are written in a single-staff structure.The soprano sings from top to bottom,
and mezzo-soprano upsidedown bottom to top, imitating the imagery on playing cards.
"QUEEN OF CLUBS"
Song cycle for soprano and mezzo-soprano
Composition by Nihan Yesil
Aslı Yesil, soprano / Elizabeth Comninellis, mezzo-soprano
"PROTEAN LINES"
For Solo Clarinet in Bb
Composition by Nihan Yesil
Mauricio Salguero D.M.A., clarinet
"WONDERLAND SUITE"
Sound Installation, Avila University Thornton Gallery
(2-channel mix)
Composition by Nihan Yesil
Sculpture art by Angelica Sandoval
"PHASES of THE MOON"
For Fixed Audio and Projector
Composition + Overhead projection: Nihan Yesil
Videographer + Editor: Paul Cholewa
"SPIRAL OF SERVICE"
For Fixed Audio and Projector
Composition + Overhead projection: Nihan Yesil
Dancer + Choreographer: Mary Pinizzotto