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The First of Love (2009)

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Saturday, April 18th 2009: Miller Theatre, Columbia University.

A dance and music performance inspired by the poetry of Elsa Gidlow
Ursula Kwong-Brown: Producer, Composer, Sound and Lighting Designer

Choreographers: Emery LeCrone, Lydia Walker, Rachel Salzman, Bryan Arias
Poetry: Elsa Gidlow, from "On a Grey Thread" (1923)

Assistant Producers: Britain Hopkins, Jamie Chen
Poster Design: Jin Chen
Film: Phillip Askew

Presented by Columbia New Music, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Columbia Classical Performers, Worldmuse Ensemble, and Columbia Queer Alliance


     I. Youth
Diana Daniel, soprano 
Elliot Moore, conductor

Choir:
Anne Donlon
Marina Evans
Juliet Forshaw
Amanda Gregory
Kate Smith
​
Johnna Wu, violin
Amanda Lo, violin
Elizabeth Whitman, viola
Susanna Mendlow, cello
Gabriel Marx, double bass
Lauren Salz, flute
Catherine Rice, oboe
Demarus Allen, clarinet in A
Josh Dickinson, alto sax
Leah Kohn, bassoon
Rebecca Lewis, harp
Jude Traxler, percussion
     II. Dance Trio


Emery Le Crone, choreographer

Dancers:
Victoria North
Ted Seymour
Emery LeCrone

 Jude Tedaldi, cello

     III. Episode
Diana Daniel, soprano 
Elliot Moore, conductor 

Choir:
Anne Donlon
Marina Evans
Juliet Forshaw
Amanda Gregory
Kate Smith

​Johnna Wu, violin
Amanda Lo, violin
Elizabeth Whitman, viola
Susanna Mendlow, cello
Gabriel Marx, double bass
Lauren Salz, flute
Catherine Rice, oboe
Demarus Allen, clarinet in A
Josh Dickinson, alto sax
Leah Kohn, bassoon
Rebecca Lewis, harp
Jude Traxler, percussion


     IV. Chance

Diana Daniel, soprano
Mathieu Roskam, clarinet
Tavi Ungelieder, cello

     V. Dance Duet


Choreographers and Dancers:

Rachel Salzman
Lydia Walker

Rebecca Lewis, harp


     VI. Come and Lie With Me



Kate Smith, soprano
Caroline Robertson, oboe
Alex Klein, viola
Tavi Ungelieder, cello
Jude Traxler, crotales

     VII. As Usual



Amanda Gregory, soprano
Susanna Mendlow, cello

     VIII. You Are Not She
Diana Daniel, soprano 
Elliot Moore, conductor

Choir:
Anne Donlon
Marina Evans
Juliet Forshaw
Amanda Gregory
Kate Smith

Johnna Wu, violin
Amanda Lo, violin
Elizabeth Whitman, viola
Susanna Mendlow, cello
Gabriel Marx, double bass
Lauren Salz, flute
Catherine Rice, oboe
Demarus Allen, clarinet in A
Josh Dickinson, alto sax
Leah Kohn, bassoon
Rebecca Lewis, harp
Jude Traxler, percussion


     IX. Dance Solo


Bryan Arias, choreographer

Anonymous*, dancer

Eric Silberger, violin
Jude Tedaldi, cello


* The dancer requested anonymity for online publication.


     X. I, Lover
Diana Daniel, soprano 
Elliot Moore, conductor

Choir:
Anne Donlon
Marina Evans
Juliet Forshaw
Amanda Gregory
Kate Smith

Johnna Wu, violin
Amanda Lo, violin
Elizabeth Whitman, viola
Susanna Mendlow, cello
Gabriel Marx, double bass
Lauren Salz, flute
Catherine Rice, oboe
Mathieu Roskam, clarinet in Bb
Demarus Allen, clarinet in A
Josh Dickinson, alto sax
Leah Kohn, bassoon
Rebecca Lewis, harp

Jude Traxler, percussion
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