"Stimmung" w/ Hex

A performance of Stimmung, Karlheinz Stockhausen’s seminal work for vocal sextet. This spiritual and musical ‘tuning’ is an exploration of the power of sound on both a micro and macro scale, pulling apart the harmonics of our singing as they collide with rhythmic chanting, invocation of magic names from around the world, and the recitation of erotic poetry.

This concert is produced in conjunction with MicroFest.

Ensemble:

• Chloé Vaught - soprano
• Molly Pease - mezzo
• Chohi Kim - alto
• Saunder Choi - tenor
• Fahad Siadat - tenor
• James Hayden - bass
• David Saldaña - live electronics & video

Ensemble Bio

Described by the L.A. Times as "a luminous ensemble of singers", HEX is an award-winning contemporary vocal sextet based in Los Angeles dedicated to performing new works that reimagine the expressive potential of the human voice. Our group features critically-acclaimed singers who have been featured soloists with LA Opera, LA Philharmonic, Long Beach Opera, The Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Industry Opera. HEX has performed with Brightwork Newmusic, theatre dybbuk, and the Resonance Collective, and at venues such as the Broadstage, Meng Concert Hall, Tuesdays@Monk Space, HEAR NOW Music Festival, Sound and Fury Concert Series, Master in the Chapel Series at First Lutheran Church in Venice, and N.E.O. Voice Festival.

In 2022, HEX was nominated for the San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice awards in four categories, including Favorite Choral Ensemble and Favorite New Music Performance, and received the award for "Best Orchestral Performance" for their premiere performance of Oratorio of the Earth