The second of two concerts at Cal Performances by Sō Percussion this season features Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw as guest vocalist, in the West Coast premiere of a new set of 10 songs Shaw co-composed with the members of the quartet. Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, an exploration of soil cultivation as a metaphor for creativity and collaboration, exploits Shaw’s ear for melody and harmony and Sō’s sense of rhythmic invention. The artists draw inspiration from James Joyce, ABBA, American roots music, plainchant, Christian hymns, and stories from the Old Testament.
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Program Items
Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part (West Coast premiere)
Jason Treuting
Amid the Noise
Performers
Caroline Shaw
vocals