The Madison Music Collective and Arts + Literature Laboratory present Sirena by Leslie Damaso with Mr. Chair, an original story conceived by Filipina artist, Leslie Damaso, set within new compositions and contemporary arrangements of kundiman songs of love and freedom. Sirena blends a personal story, family secrets, a mythic love triangle ending in the beginning of a nation, the displacement of its people, and an individual’s search for identity and belonging. This is an act of weaving together pieces to heal what’s beneath our scars; it is a journey back to the sweetness of life.
Leslie Damaso (vocals, kulintang)
Mr. Chair:
Ben Ferris (bass)
Mark Hetzler (trombone)
Michael Koszewski (percussion)
Jason Kutz (piano)
featured guest, Sahada Buckley (violin)
This combined in-person and livestream event begins at 7:30pm.
You can view the livestream on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtLitLab and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtLitLab
The event is free but donations are encouraged to continue this series in the future.
Special thanks to DIG JAZZ sponsors: Janus Galleries, Dane Arts, John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Madison Arts Commission, Wisconsin Arts Board and WORT-FM, with additional support from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation, The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts