DATES
June 16, 7:30pm
June 17th, 3:00pm and 7:30pm
June 18th, 3:00 pm
LOCATION
Magic Theatre, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Artistic Director & Conductor
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:
Sean San José, stage director
Florante Aguilar, guitar
Haruka Fujii, percussion
Adrianna Mateo, solo violin
PROGRAM
Matthew Welch: Tomorrow’s Memories: A Little Manila Diary (world premiere SFGC commission)
ABOUT
A new choral opera based on the once-hidden writings of a young girl who, through her diary, renders the ordinary extraordinary.
The San Francisco Girls Chorus, under the direction of Artistic Director and Conductor Valérie Sainte-Agathe, presents the world premiere of Tomorrow’s Memories: A Little Manila Diary, a new SFGC-commissioned choral-opera from American composer Matthew Welch.
A collaborative project three years in the making, this semi-staged work, featuring SFGC's award-winning Premier Ensemble, is based on the 1924-1928 diary writings of Filipina immigrant Angeles Monrayo and highlights the importance of the Filipino diaspora’s cultural impact throughout the United States, particularly in the Bay Area. Featured guest artists for this program include stage director Sean San José, guitarist Florante Aguilar, percussionist Haruka Fujii, and solo violinist Adrianna Mateo.
Tomorrow's Memories: A Little Manila Diary is made possible thanks to generous support from Creative Work Fund, MAP Fund, and National Endowment for the Arts.
