WINDS OF CHANGE

October 22, 2022 @ 7:30pm

Church of the Covenant
11205 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH

Les Délices’ acclaimed concert Winds of Change leaps from the screen to the stage this October featuring virtuoso flutist Emi Ferguson. Join Les Délices for this all-instrumental program of riveting chamber works from the eve of the French and Haitian Revolutions. Inspired by philosophical ideals of liberty and equality and early abolitionist writing, we pair Classical Era works by Joseph Bologne Chevalier de St. Georges and Luigi Boccherini with Haitian composer Sydney Guillaume’s commission A Journey to Freedom. At this performance, Singers from Cleveland School for the Arts (Robert McCorvey, director), Cleveland State University (Brian Bailey, director), and University of Akron (Maria Bucoy-Calavan, director) will perform additional works by Guillaume.

A pre-concert conversation with Debra Nagy and composer Sydney Guillaume will begin at 6:45 pm in the performance space. 

Event Details

Single Tickets $45/$28/$10 Student

SINGLE TICKETS

Sustainer Subscriptions ($200) include A-Section seating at all four-concert series PLUS a ticket for The Highland Lassie that will be issued separately. Please call the Box Office with any questions (216) 302-8404.

Basic Subscriptions ($125) includes B-Section seating at all four-concert series but does not include The Highland Lassie.

SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS

FULL PROGRAM

Sydney Guillaume: This, Too, Shall Pass

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de St. Georges, arr. Nagy: Quartet for flute and strings (after Sonata for flute and harp in Eb)

Guillaume: A Journey to Freedom (Live Performance Premiere) Commissioned by Les Délices

Bologne, arr. Nagy: Quartet for oboe and strings

Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, viola, and cello in C major, G443

Guillaume: Ranpono & Tchaka

FEATURING

Emi Ferguson, flute
Debra Nagy, oboe
Shelby Yamin, violin
Allison Monroe, viola
Rebecca Reed, cello
Sydney Guillaume, composer

Cleveland School for the Arts Concert Choir; Robert McCorvey, director
University of Akron Concert Choir; Dr. Maria Bucoy-Calavan, director
Cleveland State University Chorale; Dr. Brian Bailey, director