Harvestworks

B-O-O-K

B-O-O-K

B-O-O-K is an hour long choral work for fifteen singers musing on the subject – Book, and words/objects, connected to it ie.paper, bark, tree, body, spine, tablet, text, cuneiform, kunta which are all explored from sonic, etymological, multi-lingual personal and poetic perspectives. B-O-O-K was made with support from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) via Harvestworks.

B-O-O-K is an hour long choral work for fifteen singers musing on the subject – Book, and words/objects, connected to it ie.paper, bark, tree, body, spine, tablet, text, cuneiform, kunta which are all explored from sonic, etymological, multi-lingual personal and poetic perspectives. B-O-O-K was made with support from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) via Harvestworks.

Shelley Hirsch

Shelley Hirsch is an award winning, critically acclaimed vocalist, composer, and storyteller whose solo compositions, staged multimedia works, improvisations, radio plays, surround sound pieces, installations and collaborations havebeen produced and presented in concert halls, clubs, festivals, theaters, museums, galleries and on radio, film and television on five continents. She has received awards. fellowships, grants and residencies from Creative Capital, NYFA, NYSCA, Mary Flagler Carey Trust, NEA and AIRS from the DAAD, Yaddo, Montalvo Arts Center and many more.