Modern Love, a concert with La Caccina
Modern Love
A concert with vocal ensemble La Caccina
Saturday, February 13, 7pm
In-person event
At the Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL
This Valentine’s Day, join Evanston History Center artist-in-residence La Caccina for Modern Love, a celebration of love in all its forms. From romantic love to familial love to friendship to self-love – or even if your attitude is “down with love!” – La Caccina has you covered.
Featuring Matthew Harris’s hilarious and poignant Women in Love, Megan Fletcher’s sassy arrangement of Chappell Roan’s “My Kink is Karma”, and a world premiere about the power of friendship from Venezuelan composer Mariana Romero Serra, this light-hearted program will have audiences feeling butterflies.
Modern Love will also include a world premiere from our Hearing in Color Young Composer-in-Residence, Jaden Hart. Before the concert join us for an exclusive pre-show talkback with Jaden and LaRob K. Rafael, Artistic Director of Hearing in Color.
Concert ticket includes admission to the Dawes House Museum and exhibitions.
About the artist
La Caccina champions and performs diverse, innovative repertoire for women’s voices to engage audiences and inspire the next generation of collaborative musicians. The ensemble finds its namesake in Francesca Caccini, a prolific Baroque composer known for her virtuosic musicality and beautiful singing voice. Following in Caccini’s footsteps, the singers of La Caccina bring a wide range of expertise to the ensemble, enabling them to adapt to a variety of musical styles—from Renaissance madrigals to South African folk songs, and from contemporary pop songs to classical masterworks such as Vivaldi’s Gloria in D and Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. Since their founding, La Caccina has collaborated with ensembles including the Pavo String Quartet, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra, and bluegrass trio Glass Mountain, and has commissioned and premiered works by Marie-Claire Saindon, Timothy C. Takach, Augusta Read Thomas, Matthew Harris, and Melissa Dunphy, among others.
No matter the music, La Caccina’s expressive, emotional singing highlights the versatility of the treble voice and brings musical excellence, integrity, and honesty to every performance. Learn more about La Caccina.
Ticket price includes refreshments.