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FULL VOICES OF MANHATTA – HOLY GROUND (Jagelski) New York City 2025 Voices of Ascension
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Voices of Mannahatta
- Composer: Danielle Olana Jagelski
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Church of the Ascension in New York
- Recorded: April 8, 2025
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Voices of Ascension
- Conductor:
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Voices of Ascension
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The settlement of Manhattan Island embodies a complicated legacy marked by the colonization, clash of cultures, displacement of Indigenous and Black communities, and the continuation of this land as a hub for commerce, art, and connection.
On April 8, 2025, Voices of Ascension presented Voices of Mannahatta at The Church of the Ascension, exploring the history of the land on which our concert hall stands, on the unceded lands of the Munsee Lenape, Mannahatta Island.
In collaboration with The Eagle Project—NYC’s only Lenape-led performing arts organization—this concert featured the multimedia world premiere by composer Danielle Olana Jagelski (Oneida/Ojibwe). Written for five Indigenous classical singers from the Mvskogee, Acoma Pueblo, Cherokee, Anishinaabe, and Taíno Nations, the composition Holy Ground is accompanied by a five-octave marimba and vibraphone, with video imagery created by visual artist Sage Ahebah Addington (Navajo).
The program also included performances of Raven Chacon’s 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning composition Voiceless Mass featuring The International Contemporary Ensemble and the Church’s Manton Memorial Organ, Andrew Balfour’s Vision Chant, and Cris Derksen’s Triumph of the Euro-Christ (a United States premiere).
PROGRAMME
“I Remember It, My Land” by Chief Urie Ridgeway
“Vision Chant” by Andrew Balfour
“Voiceless Mass” by Raven Chacon
“Triumph of the Euro-Christ” by Cris Derksen, text by Joshua Whitehead
“Prayer for Mist” by Cris Derksen
“Holy Ground” a world premiere by Danielle Jagelski
“We Are On Native Land” by Brent Michael Davids, with text from the Mohican Writers Circle