COMPOSERS & THE VOICE 2023-25 PRESENTS

C&V SEcond year works premiere


ASTRO CAT
Music by LJ White
Text by Andi Lee Carter
Singers: MaKayla McDonald, Phumzile Sojola and Hans Tajian
Music Director: Kelly Horsted

Set in 1963, The AstroCat follows Félicette, a resourceful street cat selected for a groundbreaking space mission in France. Alongside her fellow feline hopeful space explorers, the posh Sophie and bohemian Béatrice, Félicette embarks on a journey to prove that cats, not just dogs, can be heroes. This quirky, heartwarming "opurra" features humor, feline camaraderie, and the indomitable spirit of cats inspired by the true story of the first (and only) cat in space.

Andi Lee Carter (Librettist)

LJ White (Composer)


BRATHWAITE'S MECCA
Music by Josh Brown
Text by Anita Gonzalez
Singers: MaKayla McDonald, Phumzile Sojola and Phillip Bouk
Music Director: Emma Luyendijk

Brathwaite’s Mecca takes place at the beginning of the Black Arts Movement in Harlem. Clara, a university student, meets Kwame Brathwaite, a photographer, who then photographs her in his studio. Brathwaite works with his brother Elombe producing the music and art that become a foundation for the "Black is Beautiful" movement. In the last scene, Clara reflects upon what she has learned about herself through her experiences with the brothers and their photo studio. 

Anita Gonzalez (Librettist)

Josh Brown (Composer)


THE SWITCH
Music by Joy Redmond
Text by Aiden Feltkamp
Singers: Natalie Trumm, Ilene Pabon and Phillip Bouk
Music Director: Kelly Horsted

Aiden Feltkamp

Joy Redmond


FOREVER ENTWINED
Music by Kervy Delcy
Text by Anita Gonzalez
Singers: Natalie Trumm, Ilene Pabon and Phillip Bouk
Music Director: Kyle Walker

In Forever Entwined, a French-Caribbean love triangle, Beatrice, a lighthouse keeper, discovers her husband Gideon has fallen in love with a woman named Naomi who mends nets on the beach. When the lovers try to escape the island in a small fishing boat, the wife takes her revenge.

Anita Gonzalez (Librettist)

Kervy Delcy (Composer)


UNDONE
Music by JL Marlor
Text by Melisa Tien
Singers: Natalie Trumm, Ilene Pabon and Hans Tashjan
Music Director: Mila Henry

Before our eyes, a woman is cajoled, seduced, and emboldened by two mysterious and uncanny voices to commit a homicide.

Melisa Tien (Librettist)

JL Marlor (Composer)


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