BRAIDED LIGHT

In this program Syrinx explore the many ways light defines our existence — from the cosmic and celestial to the deeply personal.

We begin in total darkness. From that silence, Alice Chance and David Lang act as architects of choral sound, using minimalist patterns to invoke the very first light of the creation story. As the stage gradually brightens, we turn toward the light of the human spirit. Timothy Corlis’s cycle, Heart Songs from the White Wampum, reminds us how that same light is woven into our shared history and cultures, while Joan Szymko’s Braided Light captures the luminous threads that connect our hearts.

Finally, as we look upward, we encounter the mystical energy of the night sky through Ola Gjeilo’s Northern Lights and Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Stars. These works translate the ‘shifting and swirling’ energy of the aurora into celestial, harmonic textures that reveal the mystery of the night sky.

Join Syrinx on this journey from the first light of creation to the wonders of nature and inner light that connects us all.