Live, Oct 9 7:30 at Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th (audience members must be vaccinated, see below). The concert runs 30 minutes and will be followed by and Q&A with the conductor, librettist and composer.

Conductor Ben España with a chamber ensemble made up of three live vocalist and five live instrumentalists will be presenting a concert performance of the music from a new and adventurous dramatic chamber work from librettist Jerry Mouawad and composer Marisa Wildeman. The piece resurrects the spirit of Erik Satie, a groundbreaking, eccentric, fin de siècle composer who shielded dry umbrellas under his coat (no matter the weather) and stacked two grand pianos in his apartment (for reasons unknown). With a fanciful narrative indebted to Mouawad’s teen years in Beirut and Wildeman's dreamscape score weaving fragments of Satie with traditional Middle Eastern sounds, Satie's Journey delves into the mind of a creative genius whose unique ability to think outside the box resonates as a precursor of neurodiversity today. Situated somewhere between a familiar haven and a mystical paradise, Satie’s Journey transcends the time and place that birthed its various elements and, by doing so, becomes its own metaphor for the underlying “oneness” in all things, regardless of how different they first appear.

Conductor, Ben España

Mezzo Soprano, Julie Silva

Bass Baritone, Austin Allen

Tenor, Alexander Tull

Flute, Camila Oliveira

English Horn, Victoria Racz

Viola, Chris Fotinakis

Piano, Rob Fishel

Percussion, Joel Bluestone

All audiences must show vaccinations cards (hard copy or electronic) and photo ID upon entry and must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with either Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours before the performance date. Audiences will be required to follow mask mandates as required by state and local officials. All cast, crew and staff at Imago are fully vaccinated.

Please note: This is a concert performance of “Satie’s Journey” – not a staging of the work. For more information on what a concert performance is, please email us.