Programs and research
As a concert artist and researcher, Celine’s is passionate about exploring women’s narratives, gender dynamics, immigration and cultural identities through her programming, research and engagement with audiences, students, and colleagues.
ISLAND SONGS:
CULTURAL AMALGAMATION IN ALBERTO FAVARA’S
CANTI DELLA TERRA E DEL MARE DI SICILIA
Sicilian composer and ethnomusicologist Alberto Favara (1863-1923) dedicated his life to the cultivation and preservation of Sicilian music. He collected and transcribed over one thousand folk melodies from varying regions across the island, many of which went unpublished during his lifetime. His Canti della Terra e del Mare di Sicilia (1921), a collection of roughly forty-five folk song transcriptions, represents a culmination of this work.
Musical analyses of the songs in Canti della Terra e del Mare di Sicilia provide unique insights into the multicultural history of Sicily. Favara’s collection points not to a singular musical origin, but rather highlights the heterogeneity of Sicilian musical culture and the influence of various ethnic groups who invaded and ruled over Sicily throughout its history.
PRESENTED IN FULFILLMENT OF THE DOCTORATE OF MUSICAL ARTS AT PEABODY INSTITUTE, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APRIL 2025
SPEAK: a program for voice and piano inspired by voices connected to the LGBTQIA+ community
with pianist tatiana loisha
Works by Tchaikovsky, Aaron Copland, Julius Eastman, Marlene Dietrich and Stephen Gorbos
Our partner for this program will be SMYAL. SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders. Through youth leadership, SMYAL creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to build self-confidence, develop critical life skills, and engage their peers and community through service and advocacy.
Program to include the premiere of Stephen Gorbos's Whitman Fragments.
Tickets available at https://littlecityconcerts.org/tickets. Click Little City Concerts for more info.
Performance of Strauss and #Herstory with 23Arts series in Millbrook, NY, 2019. Photo Chandra Knotts
