My River Runs to Thee - Evan Premo

Spektral Quartet with Evan Premo, double bass, and Mary Bonhag, soprano "My River Runs To Thee" by Evan Premo for string quintet and soprano poem by Emily Dickinson 00:00 I. Welcome Me: rainfall and recharge 04:21 II. From Spotted Nooks: groundwater, springs, and rivulets 08:20 III. River Runs: rivers, sinuosity, and flood waters 12:51 IV. Blue Sea: lakes, oceans, and a prayer ABOUT SPEKTRAL QUARTET Nominated for three GRAMMY awards, the Spektral Quartet eluded categorization with its stylistic fluency, imaginative presentations, and collaborative zeal. Active from 2010 to 2022, the Chicago-based ensemble gave over 400 performances, commissioned over 85 composers, served as ensemble-in-residence at the University of Chicago, toured nationally and internationally, and released six notable studio albums. Read / hear more at www.spektralquartet.com Spektral Quartet is: Theo Espy, violin Clara Lyon, violin Doyle Armbrust, viola Russell Rolen, cello ABOUT EVAN PREMO Composer and Double Bassist EVAN PREMO creates heart-centered music that inspires audiences and musicians alike. His music has been commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra, River Town Duo, Owen Dalby of St. Lawrence String Quartet, the International Society of Bassists, Diana Gannett, Paul Dwyer, The Pine Mountain Music Festival, Capitol City Concerts, and the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. Evan is a member of New York City based chamber music collective, DeCoda with whom he performs in residencies around the world including four he led in Abu Dhabi, UAE. As a member of Ensemble Connect, Evan has performed many concerts at Carnegie Hall and participated in residencies in Spain and Germany. As a chamber musicians he has performed at summer music festivals throughout the country and has been featured on National Public Radio’s Performance Today. Evan is Artistic Director and founder of Beethoven and Banjos, a residency that brings together folk and classical musicians for cross-genre concerts in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Evan lives in Marshfield, Vermont with his wife, soprano Mary Bonhag. Together they are the founders and artistic directors of Scrag Mountain Music, dedicated to presenting innovative, interactive, and affordable performances of chamber music. ABOUT MARY BONHAG Mary Bonhag is an “extraordinary” singer (Classical Voice N. America) committed to the healing powers of song. She is both a new-music specialist and a singer deeply devoted to sacred music across the ages. Mary was featured on Resonant Bodies Festival, and has sung with 21st Century Consort, and San Francisco Contemporary Players. She is featured on the NPR show Performance Today and appears on Albany Records In 2010, Mary co-founded Scrag Mountain Music with her husband, composer/bassist Evan Premo, now in its 12th year of organizing chamber music residencies and innovative and affordable concerts around Vermont. Collaborations and relationships are central to Mary’s professional life as a singer and she enjoys close partnerships with pianist David Kaplan, Aizuri Quartet, Aeolus Quartet, Decoda, Spektral Quartet, conductor Filippo Ciabatti, and numerous composers including premiering or commissioning works by Lembit Beecher, Susan Botti, Evan Premo, Shawn Jaeger, Eliza Brown, Evan Chambers, and C. Curtis Smith. Audio/Video recording by Dan Nichols and Bill Sherman (Aphorism Studios). Recorded live at The Arts Club, Chicago, May 2022