Members of Southern Vermont's vibrant international community will speak briefly about their personal journeys to the United States. Maxine Linehan (Ireland), Alix Marie Fitzpatrick (Burkina Faso), Maud Maciak (France), Hubert Schriebl (Austria), Joana Genova (Bulgaria), Chie Kagawa-Addington (Japan) and Pia Tamariz (Ecuador) will read a poem in their native tongue, along with a translation in English. Music from each country or continent—some traditional melodies, some pieces by classical composers such as Mozart and Ravel—will be paired with each poem and performed by Taconic Chamber Players (Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola and Nathaniel Parke, cello). The program is funded by an Arts Project Grant from the Vermont Arts Council.

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Music from Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.

PROGRAM:
1. Traditional Bulgarian Horo in 9/16
2. Anthem from Chess: Benny Anderson/Björn Ulvæus
with Maxine Linehan, singer
3. Traditional Irish Jigs
4. Hawa Diabaté: Tegere Tulo I. Funkuturo
5. Maurice Ravel: Quartet in F major I. Allegro moderato – très doux
6. W. A. Mozart: String Quartet in C major, K.465 IV. Allegro
7. Toshihiko Mizuno: Hanaori (Fantasy Flower)
Chie Addington, koto
8. Sato Matsui: I. Amaterasu
9. Gabriela Lena Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout V. Coqueteos