I don’t like playing favorites with Lane Series concerts; I love them all or I wouldn’t pick them out for you. But this one? Like a lightning bolt of emotion and a true gift of art for us to share.

On Friday, April 17th, Roomful of Teeth, multi-Grammy-winning vocal band performing with Gabriel Kahane, composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer. Featuring his newest work for them, Elevator Songs, which spotlights the amazing individual voices of the ensemble.

Also on the program, a solo set by Gabriel...

And Caroline Shaw’s “The Isle”, based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest...

And since this email is mostly music, here’s a little lagniappe – “the Mona Lisa” by Caroline Shaw with Roomful of Teeth, Sō Percussion Ensemble, and the Attacca Quartet from Ken Burns' film Leonardo da Vinci. Not on the program Friday, but gorgeous and inspiring.

And here's a fascinating interview with Gabriel...

Hope to see you at the hall!