Rising

About

Rising is a new 30-minute song cycle by composer Eric Nathan for soprano Lindsay Kesselman and Hub New Music. Spanning several movements, the piece sets poetry and texts from a thousand years and many cultures;each movement offers a distinct way of seeing water: as something that gives life, takes it away, divides people, brings them together, heals, transforms, erases, renews. Nathan’s music is marked by its clarity, emotional intensity, and a finely-tuned dramatic sense. In Rising, he will trace a series of encounters with water—as element, metaphor, and memory—shaping a musical landscape that is historical yet fluid, grounded yet always shifting, always returning.

Projected Premiere in Spring 2027.

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