MARCH 19, 2022 @ 8 PM
Louisville, Kentucky
Cathedral of the Assumption
Fresh from their acclaimed concert debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Artefact Ensemble performs live in its hometown of Louisville, Kentucky for the very first time! In The Beginning features sacred choral works by Arvo Pärt, Francis Poulenc, Alfred Schnittke, and Benedict Sheehan, and culminates in Aaron Copland’s rarely-heard setting of the first two chapters of Genesis. Join Artefact Ensemble’s community of world-class vocal artists, under the direction of GRAMMY®-nominated conductor/composer Benedict Sheehan, for an unforgettable evening of music, ritual, and new beginnings.
Artists
SOPRANOS
Elisse Albian
Emily Yocum Black
Tabitha Lewis
Fotina Naumenko
Deborah Stephens
Elena Williamson*
*Chorus Master
ALTOS
Laura Atkinson
Tynan Davis
Catherine Hedberg
Timothy Parsons
Talia Sheehan
Laura Mercado-Wright
TENORS
Austin Cody
Andrew Fuchs
Haitham Haidar
Mikel Hill
Zackery Morris
Steven Soph
BASSES
Michael Hawes
Stephen Jacobs
Enrico Lagasca
Caleb Lewis
Marques Jerrell Ruff
Jason Steigerwalt
Jason Thoms