Guitar virtuoso Oren Fader joins Cerddorion for the rarely performed Romancero Gitano, composed in 1951 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Andalusian imagery pervades this setting of seven poems by Federico García Lorca, written eight years before his assassination – for his politics, sexuality, or both – in the run-up to the Spanish Civil War.

Two works composed for the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States highlight the hard-won victories and timely ongoing struggles in protecting democratic rights in this nation. Arise, by Sidney Marquez Boquiren, received its online premiere in our 2021 live-streamed concert. This setting of texts by the likes of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth will be accompanied by flautist Bonnie McAlvin and harpist Emily John.

Cellist Audrey Chen will be joining us for Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs, by composer Melissa Dunphy, co-commissioned by Cerddorion. With texts by Stacey Abrams, Melissa Dunphy, Frances Harper, Zitkála-Šá, Francis Bellam, Astrid Silva, and Mary Church Terrell, this compelling piece underscores the critical need to expand voting rights from women to all historically and/or deliberately marginalized communities throughout the country.

Join us for this uplifting performance on May 1, at 3:00 pm at St. Ignatius of Antioch – 87th St and West End Avenue in Manhattan. All audience members must be fully vaccinated.

• General admission: $20 online, $25 at the door

• Student tickets: $15, at the door only