Cygnus Ensemble to Perform Victoria Bonds’ ‘Sirens’

By David Salazar

Cygnus Ensemble will perform composer Victoria Bond’s “Sirens,” a work inspired by James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” on Oct. 1 at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields as part of The Village Trip festival.

The performance features soprano Amy Justman, mezzo soprano Devony Smith, tenor Maximillian Jansen, baritone Patrick Wilhelm, and narrator Emmanuel Chumaciero alongside the ensemble.

Bond’s “Sirens” draws on the episode of “Ulysses” in which two barmaids lure customers into their bar.

“This episode, along with the overall theme of Joyce’s Ulysses, is about being an outsider who is scorned and reviled,” said Bond, per an official press release.

The program also includes the world premiere of a new work by Samuel Adler, along with music by Dina Koston and Nehemiah Luckett.

 

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