Shall We Gather at the River
World Premiere, A Park Avenue Armory and Asia Society Commission
May 21, 2024 at 7:30pm
Wade Thompson Drill Hall at Park Avenue Armory
Molly Quinn Soprano
Reginald Mobley Countertenor
Nick Pritchard Tenor
Jonathan Woody Bass-baritone
Wu Tong Sheng
Oxford Bach Soloists
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
Tom Hammond-Davies Conductor
Peter Sellars Direction
Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray and members of the flexn community Choreography
Seth Reiser Set and Lighting Design
Mark Grey Sound Design
A Park Avenue Armory and Asia Society Co-Commission as part of COAL AND ICE: INSPIRING CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH ART AND IDEAS, on view February 13 through August 11, 2024.
This program runs approximately XXX minutes and is dedicated to the memory of David Breashears, Baifang Schell, and Patricia Sellars.
Sponsorship
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Support for Park Avenue Armory’s artistic season has been generously provided by the Thompson Family Foundation, Charina Endowment Fund, the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, The Shubert Foundation, Wescustogo Foundation, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Marc Haas Foundation, Mary W. Harriman Foundation, the Reed Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg, The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Foundation, the Richenthal Foundation, and the Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Armory’s Artistic Council. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams.
Program
Chinese Sheng Processional
J.S. Bach: Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot ("Break with hungry men thy bread"), BWV 39
J.S. Bach: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Ah how transient, ah how futile), Cantate BWV 26
J.S. Bach: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 20
Selected Black American Spirituals
Notes from the Creative Team
“What does the music of J.S. Bach have in common with Black American spirituals? They are both heartfelt musical expressions of the frailty of life and the abuses we humans have too often heaped on our planet and our fellow inhabitants. So let’s all ‘gather at the river that flows by the throne of God’ and see if we can get inspired to do something.” — Orville Schell, Asia Society Vice President and Arthur Ross Director of the Center on US-China Relations
“The details and consequences of serious shifts in our atmosphere, in the health of our soil and water, and the accelerating extinction of species across the last three decades—our lifetimes—can and must be described in technical and scientific language. But what the natural world is signaling to the human race is so much more demanding and direct—we are not living well. We need to stop, regroup, reorient, reassess, and redirect our most basic life choices. Every mind-blowing Bach cantata is moment of refuge and renewal, a 12-step program for personal and social transformation, redirection, recovery, and healing in language and music that is inspiring, empowering, personal, urgent, and true. The African American tradition of Spirituals and Gospel music is the music of survival itself, collective moral power, crossing the Red Sea and the River Jordan, from life to death to new life and renewed purpose on the other side.“ — Peter Sellars, Director
“In this momentous project, we transcend time and space to bring Bach’s eternal music into the contemporary world, addressing pressing global issues. Bach’s universal perspective illuminates the shared human experience of our planet, our collective home. As we unite from three continents to deliver this vital, existential message, we embrace the profound responsibility of awakening minds and hearts. It is an immense honor to collaborate with Peter Sellars and the Asia Society in this transformative project at the Armory. I am incredibly proud to be making our US debut in New York, delivering this profound and timely message to audiences far and wide.” — Tom Hammond-Davies, Oxford Bach Soloists Artistic Director
About the Artists
Molly Quinn (Soprano)
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Reginald Mobley (Countertenor)
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Nick Pritchard (Tenor)
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Jonathan Woody (Bass-baritone)
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Wu Tong (Sheng)
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Oxford Bach Soloists
The Oxford Bach Soloists (OBS) is a Baroque ensemble whose ambition is to perform, in sequence, the complete canon of J.S. Bach’s vocal works over 12 years. Founded by Tom Hammond-Davies (Artistic Director) in 2017, OBS offers a unique musical experience that converges composer, performer, and audience. OBS’s mission is distinctive and pioneering; while there have been many recordings and performances of Bach’s complete vocal works, OBS is performing them chronologically, programmed in real-time, and set in the context for which they were conceived—for instance, as Bach would have with performers, instruments, and venues that echo the university and churches of his hometown of Leipzig. Bach’s music is community music. He was part of an extended network of musicians in northern Germany and today, OBS champions our local students, scholars, players, and soloists.
Anneke Scott Horn
Stephen Cutting Trumpet
Yu-Wei Hu Flute
Frances Norbury Oboe 1
Mark Baigent Oboe 2
Fiona Last Oboe 3
Mark Wilson Bassoon
Davina Clarke Leader
Iona Davies Violin 1
Carrie Krause Violin 1
Beatrice Scaldini Violin 2
Ellen Bundy Violin 2
Chloe Prendergast Violin 2
Francesca Gilbert Viola
George White Viola
Henrik Persson Cello
Alex Jones D Bass
Anhad Arora Harpsichord
Donal McCann Organ
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
Peerless interpreters of both early and new music, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street redefines 21st-century vocal music, breaking new ground with artistry “blazing with vigour” (The Times, London). Described as “thrilling” (The New Yorker) and “simply superb” (The New York Times), the choir has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Shed, The Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, PROTOTYPE Festival, Montreal’s Salle Bourgie, Paris’s Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and London’s Barbican Theatre with partners such as Bang on a Can All-Stars, the New York Philharmonic, and the Rolling Stones. Numerous recordings include Grammy Award-nominated Luna Pearl Woolf: Fire and Flood and Handel’s Israel in Egypt; as well world premiere recordings of Pulitzer Prize-winning works by Du Yun, Ellen Reid, and Julia Wolfe.
Soprano
Elisse Albian
Amber Evans
Motomi Tanaka
Amaranta Viera
Alto
Clifton Massey
Jonathan May
Devony Smith
Pamela Terry
Tenor
Timothy Hodges
Gregorio Taniguchi
David Vanderwal
Tommy Wazelle
Bass
Enrico Lagasca
Brian Mextorf
Edmund Milly
Neil Netherly
Tom Hammond-Davies (Conductor)
Since graduating in music from the University of Oxford, Tom Hammond-Davies has become a leading specialist in choral conducting. He studied with Paul Spicer at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and has gone on to gain a reputation as one of the top choral conductors in the world. In 2015, he founded the Oxford Bach Soloists, a unique ensemble with a mission to perform the complete works of J.S. Bach chronologically, programmed in real-time, and in the context in which they were originally received—be that in terms of liturgical and ecclesiastical settings or instrument and choir positionings. Hammond Davies leads the baroque ensemble and singers performing concerts that are heralded around the world, capturing the imagination of existing and new Bach enthusiasts as well as supporting the next generation of soloists.
Peter Sellars (Direction)
Opera, theater, and festival director Peter Sellars has gained international renown for his groundbreaking and transformative interpretations of classics, advocacy of 20th century and contemporary music, and collaborative projects with an extraordinary range of creative and performing artists. He has staged productions at the Dutch National Opera, English National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opéra national de Paris, and the Salzburg Festival, among others. Projects include: John Adams’ Nixon in China, The Death of Klinghoffer, El Niño, Doctor Atomic; Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de loin, Only the Sound Remains; Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with video artist Bill Viola; Handel’s Theodora, Hercules; Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo; Euripides’ The Children of Herakles; Desdemona with novelist Toni Morrison and Malian composer/singer Rokia Traoré. Park Avenue Armory: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Berliner Philharmoniker, FLEXN, FLEXN Evolution, Monochromatic Light (Afterlife). Awards and positions: MacArthur Fellowship; Erasmus, Gish, and Polar Music prizes; Professor, World Arts and Cultures/Dance, UCLA; Resident Curator, Telluride Film Festival; leader, 1990 and 1993 Los Angeles, 2002 Adelaide Arts, and 2016 Ojai Music festivals; Artistic Director, Vienna’s 2006 New Crowned Hope; member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray (Choreography)
Brooklyn-born dancer and choreographer Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray is the pioneer of hybrid dance genre flexn: a combination of styles from the local scene such as bone breaking, gliding, get-low, connecting, hat tricks, punchlines, and pauzin, the flex style he revolutionized. Drawing on Brooklyn’s Jamaican street styles bruk up and dancehall, the style was named after TV program Flex N Brooklyn. Gray has won several top dance titles, danced for America’s Best Dance Crew and in music videos for Wayne Wonder, Sean Paul, Nicki Minaj, and others. Gray performs with his award-winning dance crew RingMasters and new dance company The D.R.E.A.M. RING (Dance Rules Everything Around Me). He has choreographed FLEXN, FLEXN Evolution, and Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at Park Avenue Armory, touring to the Brisbane, Marseille, Napoli Teatro, and Jacob’s Pillow festivals, as well as Princeton and Dartmouth. Other works include: choreographic contributions to Public Works; The Odyssey at The Public; a residency at National Sawdust; and Flex Ave. Gray is currently developing a new dance production and documentary, Infinite.
DEIDRA “DAYNTEE” BRAZ (DANCER)
Deidra “Dayntee” Braz was born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, having a strong influence and shaping her into what she is today by parents that gave her the space, freedom, and upbringing to allow her to become who she is today. Dance has been an integral part of her life since the age of 6, introducing her to the meaning and feeling of passion, artistic expression, and allowing the opportunity to travel across the world to perform and teach. Over the last few years, she continues to grow in her artistry and has begun to look towards artistic directing and creating in different artistic ways.
RAFAEL “DROID” BURGOS (DANCER)
Brooklyn-born Rafael “Droid” Burgos (aka King Droid) has been dancing his whole life and began flexn in 2010, making this over a decade of being in this dance culture. His performing career began in 2015 with FLEXN at Park Avenue Armory, and he also works as a teaching artist at The Shed. Burgos has also been serious about artwork animation, singing, and performing arts in general, shaping who he is and his dance style today. His style is very animated; he creates objects and makes them come to life. A gliding/connecting specialist, he uses get low and pauzin within his flexn style.
QUAMAINE “VIRTUOSO” DANIELS (DANCER)
Quamaine Daniels, also known as “Virtuoso”, is a Brooklyn-based master of flexn. He has been flexn since 2004 and started professionally in 2015. His flexn styles are gliding, get low, bone breaking, and connecting. He has performed and toured around the world with The D.R.E.A.M. Ring and has been a part of FLEXN: Evolution, Alphabus, and most recently Maze productions. Virtuoso is also a teacher of the arts. From street dance to street art, Daniels has always been inspired by the arts. He is currently working on various paintings that fuse flexn and his unique drawing style to further connect with the art of flexn.
CALVIN “CAL” HUNT (DANCER)
Brooklyn-born flexn dancer Calvin Hunt began his professional dance career in 2015 with the Armory production FLEXN with The D.R.E.A.M. Ring under Peter Sellars and Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray. He subsequently appeared in the FLEXN international tour, FLEXN Evolution in 2017, and Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) in 2022. In 2019, Hunt appeared in Les indes galantes at the National Opera in Paris, including a solo performance to “Viens, Hymen” sung by soprano Sabine Devieilhe; a documentary of this production went on to be nominated for the Cesar Award for Best Documentary. Hunt recently became Program Director for Its Show Time NYC and served as a teaching artist at The Shed in 2017.
Andre “Dre Don” Redman (Dancer)
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Seth Reiser (Lighting Design)
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Mark Grey (Sound Design)
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Production Credits
PRODUCTION STAFF
Betsy Ayer Stage Manager
Gabrielle Giacomo Assistant Stage Manager
Kana Morita Company Manager
Amanda Harris Assistant Company Manager
Denivia Rivera, Silas Rodriguez, Adonai Fletcher-Jones Production Assistants
Carl Whipple Production Carpenter
Nick Houfek Lighting Supervisor
Tater Polato Production Electrician
Margaret Peebles Programmer/Board Op
Andrew Lulling Audio Systems Engineer
Jeff Rowell Production Audio
Dan Santamaria Production Video
Stephen Pucci Production Rigger
PRODUCTION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BNW Rigging
Five Ohm Productions
Mind the Gap
Premier Stagehands
Lighting, Rigging, and Video Equipment by 4Wall Entertainment
Audio Equipment by Masque Sound
Steinway & Sons
SPECIAL THANKS
Abyan Gurase, Hannah Barlow Covey Law
About Coal + Ice
Asia Society presents this immersive photography and video exhibition, which brings to life the environmental and human costs of climate change, while also highlighting the innovative solutions that provide hope for a more sustainable future. At once intimate and universal, the powerful images capture the human face of climate change across the globe.
Comprising the work of more than 30 photographers from China and around the world, the exhibition traces a photographic arc from deep within coal mines to the melting glaciers of the greater Himalaya and across the globe, where rising sea levels and extreme weather events are wreaking havoc. The imagery in COAL + ICE is drawn from diverse materials, from glass-plate negatives to smartphone videos, spanning more than a century. Through intimate portraits and vast altered landscapes, these photographs document the consequences triggered by our continued reliance on fossil fuels.
The exhibition takes things further to reflect innovative ideas for climate solutions that have germinated recently, with Maya Lin, Jake Barton (of Local Projects), and Superflux contributing to imagining the actions we can take collectively. Superflux, the London-based international award-winning design firm co-founded by Anab Jain and Jon Arden, has created New York 2050, a fully-immersive, multi-sensory, installation, in the final section of COAL + ICE. As visitors enter the space, experience what New York actually looked like in 2023, when Canadian fires coated its skies with a thick orange smog. The second space is a 360-degree, slow-moving, visual rendering of what the city could look like in 2050, with utopian views of self-sustaining rooftop, balcony, and indoor farms, pedestrian walkways and riverboats in place of cars, and wind and solar energy in place of coal and gas. This integral component of the installation can be realized only with your funding support.
The mission of COAL + ICE is to bring awareness to and inspire action on the climate crisis. By providing an immersive experience of a recent environmental catastrophe and then showing what is an equally realistic future, New York 2050 sparks the imagination viscerally and urges visitors to personally take part in building a healthier and more sustainable environment.
COAL + ICE premiered in Beijing in 2011. Over the past 12 years, it has traveled to Shanghai and Yixian in China, and internationally to Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, using art to highlight the need for collaboration between the largest global carbon emitters—the US and China—in addressing the climate challenge. In 2018, COAL + ICE made its U.S. premiere on the West Coast as a fully immersive experience and expanded its imagery to visualize the global consequences of the climate crisis.
The exhibition is co-curated by Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas and international exhibition designer Jeroen de Vries, and led by Orville Schell, Asia Society Vice President and Arthur Ross Director of the Center on US-China Relations.
COAL + ICE is funded by the generous contributions of The Schmidt Family Foundation, Janet Ross, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Frank and Susan Brown, Adobe, Jerome Dodson, Stephanie Hui, Denise and Andrew Saul, Carlo Mormorunni and Magdalena Gross, and Anonymous Donors. Additional support is provided by Nancy Stephens and Rick Rosenthal, Laumont Editions, and Jane Shaw.