Inspired by Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, Penelope is a meditation on what it means to come home. A genre-defying song cycle by composer Sarah Kirkland Snider and lyricist Ellen McLaughlin, Penelope, sees a woman's husband appear at her door after an absence of twenty years, suffering from brain damage. A veteran of an unnamed war, he doesn't know who he is and she doesn't know who he's become. While they wait together for his return to himself, she reads to him from the Odyssey, and in the journey of that book, she finds a way into her former husband's memory. Penelope is a love story about the long work of finding each other again.
SCHEDULE
5:00 p.m. – Doors
5:15 p.m. – Pre-concert lecture (concert ticket required)
6:00 p.m. – Performance
ARTISTS
Mezzo-soprano soloist: Lauren Kelly
Violin I: Kate Goddard
Violin II: Raina Arnett
Viola: Hannah Selin
Cello: Helen Newby
Bass: Dara Bloom
Drums/percussion: Mike Williams
Live Electronics & Electric Guitar: Jordan Guerette
Read more here: https://www.portlandbachexperience.com/artists
TICKETS
Adults: $50 in advance, $60 door
Students: $20 in advance, $25 door
D.M. Stith, album art and cover design
Penelope by Sarah Kirkland Snider presented under license from
G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.
This performance is presented at O’Maine Studios.
Beer and cider (courtesy of Allagash Brewing Co.), and wine (courtesy of Bluet) will be available for purchase.
