Young Composers Festival: Sugar Vendil

In collaboration with the ETHEL Foundation, BPL presents the young composers from the fourth round of ETHEL’s Homebaked competition.

Sugar Vendil will premiere her new work “ooh wo ah oo wa o” with her ensemble, The Nouveau Classical Project (NCP) and a new solo work, “Sugar” composed for Vendil by Pamela Z. NCP will wear costumes created for “ooh wo ah oo wa o” by Jasmine Chong. Chong weaves rich and personal stories through a canvas of colour, silhouette, texture and form, producing pieces that are sculptural, romantic and meaningful. She was featured on Season 1 of Amazon’s “Making the Cut.”

Melinda Faylor will premiere pieces for piano with electronics from her forthcoming album and Darius Jones will play a new duo with Amirtha Kidambi.

 From its founding, ETHEL has collaborated with and commissioned a long list of composers and musicians, recognizing the importance of being part of current compositional thought and practice, and of supporting the work of emerging artists. ETHEL’s Foundation for the Arts was created with this purpose in mind. In 2010, ETHEL named its emerging artist commissioning initiative HomeBaked.

*Masks and proof of vaccination required to attend. In-person capacity is limited and will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registered patrons will receive further details on the morning of the event.

PLEASE NOTE: The lift that provides ADA access to the Dweck Center is out of service. We apologize for the inconvenience.