The Ritual of Breath Is the Rite to Resist

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Stanford Live and the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College have commissioned this new collaboration by Stanford faculty composer Jonathan Berger, librettist Vievee Francis, and visual artist Enrico Riley. A reflection on the murder of Eric Garner and the legacy of police brutality, the work is scored for soprano, tenor saxophone, and chamber ensemble. Performers include soprano Neema Bickersteth and Chicago jazz saxophonist Greg Ward.