La Caccina’s first concert of the season, The Lark, honors the extraordinary vision of Joan of Arc, a young woman whose faith and courage have become legendary. The program is centered around Leonard Bernstein’s The Lark, an 8-movement work written for the 1955 adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s play by the same name, and newly-arranged for treble voices by La Caccina’s Artistic Director, Carling FitzSimmons. Joan's story will be brought to life through monologues excerpted from the play, performed by Chicago actor Amelia Finefrock.

To complement Bernstein’s iconic music, La Caccina sings pieces by Carlos Cordero, Aurora Aksnes, Darius Lim, Marie-Claire Saindon, Marques L. A. Garrett, and others, as well as a new commission from Venezuelan composer/conductor Mariana Romero Serra. Share in the excitement of this ancient story, sung by La Caccina through Joan’s steady gaze.

At-Home
Our November 2 performance and the pre-concert lecture by commissioned composer Mariana Romero Serra was expertly recorded by our friends at Atlas Arts Media. The video will be sent to all At-Home ticket holders by November 7, and will be available to watch until November 21.