76th Ojai Music Festival, FRI 6.10.22 | Recital No. 1: MASS

Recital No. 1: MASS
Devised by Davóne Tines
76th Ojai Music Festival
June 10, 2022, Libbey Bowl 8PM
PERFORMERS
Conor Hanick piano* | Davóne Tines bass-baritone* | Coleman Itzkoff cello* Jonny Allen percussion* | Richard Valitutto piano
*member of AMOC, American Modern Opera Company
PROGRAM
Tyshawn SOREY For James Primrosch (2022)
Commissioned by The Music Academy of the West
Tyshawn SOREY Lost and Looking
Caroline SHAW Mass: 1. Kyrie
J. S. BACH Wie Jammern Mich, BWV 170
Caroline SHAW Mass: 2. Agnus Dei
Tyshawn SOREY Songs of Death: I. After Were You There?
Margaret BONDS To A Brown Girl, Dead
Caroline SHAW Mass: 3. Credo
J. S. BACH Mache Dich Mein Herze Rein, BWV 244
Caroline SHAW Mass: 4. Gloria
Moses HOGAN Give Me Jesus
Caroline SHAW Mass: 5. Sanctus
arr. Davóne TINES and Matthew AUCOIN BALM
Igee DIEUDONNÉ and Davóne TINES arr. Matthew AUCOIN VIGIL
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[@joelsheffield9376]

We just saw a performance of this in Philadelphia, through the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. There was a much simpler setup - no mikes, no projections, just Davone and his pianist. The event was mesmerizing, and deeply moving. It differed somewhat from this performance, since he started with "Leave me loathsome light" from Handel's Semele. This is an aria that I had always thought of as a sort of joke, but here it was infused with meaning and sensitivity. His performance of "Mache dich, mein herze, rein" from the St. Matthew Passion just about broke my heart. An extraordinary experience!

[@vetivert9964]

I saw the same performance (shoutout to PCMS). Extraordinary and moving indeed. As for "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein," Tines brought such intensity to the performance, I felt like I was hearing it for the first time--so transported that I believed he was right there with Jesus's body! I'm glad they decided on a simpler setup, especially no distracting projector--Tines's singing more than speaks for itself (so to speak).