Jonathan Mitchell - The Homing Bee

From BIRDS & BEES & DIRTY KNEES. June 2024
San Francisco Choral Artists, Magen Solomon, Artistic Director
"The Homing Bee" - World Premiere
by Jonathan Mitchell, SFCA 2023-24 NEW VOICES PROJECT winner
With a text by Canadian/Mohawk poet Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), composer Jonathan Mitchell describes the piece as “an ode to the bee's natural beauty, to its ecological role as pollinator, and to the honey it provides.”
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Magen Solomon, Artistic Director
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Acclaimed as “...amongst the foremost unaccompanied singing groups...on this or any other coast” (artssf.com), San Francisco Choral Artists is a chamber ensemble specializing in innovative programming, performance excellence, and fostering the work of living composers. Affirming our reputation for eclectic programming and stunning performances of music spanning 600 years, SFCA has premiered over 300 works and is winner of The American Prize for 2020, as well as the 2012 and 2015 ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming.