Colin Britt

C4, the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, is gearing up to present two exciting concerts this week! On Thursday, March 10 at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields and on Saturday, March 12 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, C4 will present “Unusual: Music of the Strange, the Absurd, and the Surreal.”

I am thrilled to be conducting Philip Hersant’s lyrical and mysterious Allégories, which sets three poems by Rimbaud. This work is expansive and yet intimate, joyous and yet melancholy, and encapsulates three stages of life – childhood, youth, and departure. Check out the video above for a sneak preview.

I’m also very excited for the premiere of my piece, The Agony and Ecstasy, based on a poem by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī. It’s my first time writing for this terrific ensemble, and under the brilliant conducting of Melissa Wozniak, the piece is sounding fabulous.

Also on the program are Martha Sullivan’s Tyger, Tyger, Gordon Williamson’s Tape Recorder (get ready for some overtone singing), the premieres of Karl Saint Lucy’s Or Delirium and Brian Mountford’s zany The Devil’s Dictionary, Daniel Andor’s Pitter, patter… and then, and Chris Opperman’s theatrical Tales from the Bizarro World. Don’t miss this exciting – and unusual – program!