atmósfera³ by Brent Baldwin: Composed in 2020 for soprano Katrina Saporsantos, electronic instruments, piano, and mixed chorus, atmósfera3 is a sonic triptych that dances between the elements of light and shade. Conceived as a lamentation for those tragically lost to COVID this past year, Baldwin interweaves gentle modal solo lines among plaintive choral textures, electronic instruments (synthesizers, prepared guitars, and electrified bicycle wheel), and plucked piano strings (performed by Benjamin Dia). The dance collective ARCOS will visually dramatize the swirling sonic elements.

Brought into Morning by Kitty Xiao: Set to a poem of the same name by Australian poet and writer Jill Jones (author of Viva the Real) Brought into Morning captures moments as one lets go of one day, and welcomes the next. This piece was premiered by the Panoramic Voices Chamber Chorus on November 16, 2019.

Forgiveness by Carlos Cordero: This is a haunting composition about the vulnerable journey of learning to forgive and to love, yourself and others, every day. Commissioned by Panoramic Voices and premiered February 14, 2020, this is the first public viewing of this heartbreakingly tender work featuring soprano Katrina Saporsantos and the Panoramic Voices symphonic chorus.

Mack Nixon-Hoxie’ choral work mythos dives into the intricate threads that make up a legend passed down through a culture. mythos conveys the hints of an absolute reality, the awe of a powerful legend, and the inexplicable connection a culture has concerning these legends. The piece was originally premiered September 15, 2019 for The Blanton Art Museum’s SoundSpace series.