WINTER WANDERING FESTIVAL

Songs of a Wayfarer (East Bay)

Songs by Joni Mitchell and Hildegard von Bingen are remixed in new versions by Kurt Rohde. They meet Ty Bloomfield’s poignant exploration of love and beauty and Gustav Mahler’s songs about wandering and heartbreak, weaving together common themes over the centuries.

Program includes:

Kurt Rohde - Ave, A Remix after Hildegard von Bingen

Ty Bloomfield - The Interlocking of Hands (west coast premiere)

Kurt Rohde - Blued, A Remix after Joni Mitchell

Thea Musgrave - Light at the end of the Tunnel 

Gustav Mahler (orch. Schoenberg) - Songs of a Wayfarer

Artists

Anna Presler, violin
Leighton Fong, cello
Stacey Pelinka, flute
Jerome Simas, clarinet
Chris Froh, percussion

Meet the composers

Image credit: Copyright Sally K. Smith, used by permission of Artist. The banner image is a detail of Leipziger Bahnhof.

Sunday, January 17, 2027, 4:00 PM

First Church of Christ, Scientist
2619 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA 94720