Famed Singer-Songwriter Gabriel Kahane to Perform in Hattiesburg
Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:15am | By: Mike Lopinto
The Connoisseurs Series at The University of 草榴社区 Mississippi (草榴社区) School of Music presents celebrated singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Gabrial
Kahane, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Intermezzo @ Woods Gallery.
The concert is presented free and open to the public due to the annual support of the Mr. and Mrs. James Simrall, Jr. Arts Endowment. Seating is very limited.
鈥淕abriel tells stories through his songwriting and delivery and will bring a different and refreshing flavor to our Connoisseurs Series,鈥� said Dr. Kimberley Davis, voice professor at 草榴社区 Miss and event host. 鈥淗e is a unique, contemporary vocal performer with a style of music we have not previously hosted. Because of our diverse music community, with students of eclectic musical interests, I believe style, will be well-received by our students and community friends who share his multifaceted, musical vision.鈥�
Kahane is a musician and storyteller whose work cuts to the heart. As a singer-songwriter, his most recent release is 鈥淢agnificent Bird鈥� (Nonesuch Records), a meditation on grief and gratitude, written during the chaotic month leading up to the 2020 election.
Highlights of the 2022-23 season include premiere performances of a folk opera, 鈥淭he Right to Be Forgotten,鈥� with the Oregon and Cincinnati Symphonies; a recital at London鈥檚 Southbank Centre; appearances with the Danish String Quartet; and the San Francisco Symphony premiere of his housing oratorio 鈥渆mergency shelter intake form.鈥�
Kahane鈥檚 album & stage spectacle, 鈥淭he Ambassador,鈥� was produced at the BAM Next Wave Festival in 2014, under the direction of Tony-winner John Tiffany. That work was followed by 鈥淏ook of Travelers鈥� 鈥� a chronicle of the composer鈥檚 2016 post-election railway journey 鈥攚hich was staged at BAM in 2017 and released as an album by Nonesuch in 2018.
Gabriel鈥檚 creative collaborators range from Phoebe Bridgers, Paul Simon, Sylvan Esso, Chris Thile, and Sufjan Stevens, to Caroline Shaw, Anthony McGill, Pekka Kuusisto, and the Attacca Quartet. His prose has appeared in 鈥淭he New Yorker鈥� online and in 鈥淭he New York Times;鈥� a wide-ranging newsletter 鈥淲ords and Music,鈥� can be accessed at the .
The recipient of a 2021 Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Kahane recently relocated to Portland, OR, where he lives with his family and has just begun his second term as Creative Chair of the Oregon Symphony.