Special Event, 2023 World Premiere Musical Performance from Crowder Hall, sponsored by CUES and the Fred Fox School of Music
When
Premiere was initially livestreamed at 11am (AZ/Pacific) on April 27.
This 2023 World Premiere event is the fourth and final premiere sponsored by CUES and the Fred Fox School of Music, as part of Matthew Mugmon's CUES Distinguished Fellowship project.
Composed by Michael Vince, Fate Sisters is taken from Hesiod’s Theogony, translated by Richard Lattimore, with additional text by the composer.
Program
11:00 Introductory remarks, by CUES Distinguished Fellow, Matthew Mugmon
11:10 Dress rehearsal of Fate Sisters, composed by Michael Vince
11:30 World Premiere of Fate Sisters
Performers
Aysen Milliogullari (Klotho), vocalist, Clarissa Smith (Lachesis), vocalist, Diana Peralta (Atropos), vocalist, Griffin Law, multimedia engineer
Composer's Program Note
By Michael Vince
The Greeks of antiquity considered fate, like many other human concepts, as supernatural human-like entities named the Moirai. According to the myth, each of these three sisters plays a role in determining a human's lifespan. Klotho spins the thread of life, Lachesis measures the thread, and Atropos cuts the thread. In Fate Sisters, the music attempts to capture the ritualistic nature of this process, as well as the chaos that would come from the constant—and essential—spinning, measuring, and cutting. These powerful, fictional seamstresses are reflections of the real strength found within the feminine.