Olivia joins the Crossing again this October for several incredible premieres.

the world premiere of Nina Shekhar’s Tic-Talk
w/ Dynasty Battles, MIDI keyboard
w/ music of Kile Smith, Michael Gilbertson, and Anuj Bhutani

The Crossing’s first live performance of our 2024 pre-election video project, Cloud Anthem, on Richard Blanco’s poem that insists there is a way to come together, to measure the time “until we…” The world premiere of Kile Smith’s Let all the Strains of Joy (mingle in my last song), a gift to The Crossing, is heard alongside his earlier Rabindranath Tagore motet, and ancient Japanese words are heard in Anuj Bhutani's east wind melts the ice.. The anchor of the concert is a world premiere from 2023– 2024 Resident Composer Nina Shekhar. Nina’s Tic-Talk evolves from her experience as a child with vocal tics to an examination of language—specifically, its policing. Philadelphia pianist Dynasty Battles is featured as soloists on MIDI keyboard, which contributes to the extraordinary sound world of this contemporary piano concerto created by this uniquely imaginative composer.