World Premiere
I-THOU
Thurs. May 3rd / 6 PM / Chicago
Fri. May 4th / 7 PM / Oak Park
​Sun. May 6th / 3 PM / Deerfield
In the spring of 2018 Fourth Coast Ensemble will present the world premiere of a song cycle by Chicago-based composer, Wayland Rogers, commissioned expressly for this vocal quartet. The new work, I-THOU, takes its title from the proposition of the philosopher Martin Buber that human life finds its meaningfulness in relationships. The composer has selected poems that are illustrative of relationships between various people: lovers, family, friends, and strangers. The concert is rounded out with a selection of other songs from Wayland Rogers' catalogue.

​Pianist Dana Brown performs with the ensemble in a staging by George Cederquist, Artistic Director of Chicago Fringe Opera.

Thursday May 3, 2018
​@ 6:00pm

Ruggles Hall at Newberry Library
​in Chicago, IL
Tickets $15-$53

Made possible with generous support from Carolyn & Peter Pereira
Eventbrite - Fourth Coast Ensemble: I-THOU World Premiere at Newberry Library

Friday, May 4, 2018
​@ 7:00pm

Pleasant Home Parlor Concert
in Oak Park, IL
Tickets $35

Made possible with generous support from Theodore Foss & Kent Dymak
Eventbrite - Fourth Coast Ensemble: I-THOU at Pleasant Home in Oak Park

Sunday, May 6, 2018
​@ 3:00pm

North Shore Unitarian Church
in Deerfield​
$15-$25 Suggested donation
Eventbrite - Fourth Coast Ensemble: I-THOU at North Shore Unitarian Church in Deerfield
About the program

Fourth Coast Ensemble
Sarah van der Ploeg, soprano
Bridget Skaggs, mezzo-soprano
Zachary Vanderburg, Tenor
David Govertsen, bass-baritone

Dana Brown, Piano


A Summer Day.........................................................................by Wayland Rogers
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Selections from James Joyce's 'Chamber Music' ................by Wayland Rogers

I-Thou, world premiere............................................................by Wayland Rogers